Abune Dioskoros
is the Patriarch

Patriarch

Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...

 of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, appointed in April 2007
with the unanimous approval of the Holy Synod

Synod

A synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not...

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It was in 2008 reported that certain Eritrean churches did not recognise Abune Dioskoros as patriarch and continued to endorse his predecessor, Abune Antonios

Abune Antonios

Abune Antonios was the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. He was forcefully deposed by the Eritrean government, and is currently under house arrest.He was replaced as Patriarch by Abune Dioskoros in May 2007....

, who was removed from the post after having criticized the government of Eritrea

Eritrea

Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...

. The removal of Abune Antonios at the behest of the Eritrean government was denounced by the other Oriental Orthodox Churches who have all refused to recognize Abune Dioskoros as legitimate Patriarch of Eritrea.