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TheLatin Patriarchate of Ethiopia was aLatinpatriarchalsee of theCatholic Church in Ethiopia from 1555 to 1663.

The archbishopric was held primarily byPortuguese bishops and all members of theSociety of Jesus.

• Uncanonical:João Bermudes (1536? – 1545?; died 1570)
• João Nunes Barreto, S.J. (1555.01 – retired 1557)
• Andrés de Oviedo, S.J. (Spanish; 1562.12.22 – death 1577.06.29), succeeding as formerCoadjutor Archbishop of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1555.01.23 – 1562.12.22) &Titular Archbishop ofHierapolis in Syria of the Syrians (1555.01.23 – 1577.06.29)
• Melchior Carneiro (賈耐勞), S.J. (1577 – retired 1581), previously Titular Archbishop ofNicæa (1555.01.23 – 1577) &Auxiliary Bishop of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1555.01.23 – 1577); alsoApostolic Administrator ofMacau 澳門 (Macau, Portuguese China) (1576.01.23 – 1581)
• Afonso Mendes, S.J. (1622.12.19 – retired 1636)

All were Jesuits, survived by the incumbent Patriarchs.

• Didacus Secco, S.J. (1622.12.19 – death 1623.07), Titular Archbishop ofNicæa (1622.12.19 – 1623.07)
• João da Rocha, S.J. (1623.03.06 – death 1639.07.20), Titular Archbishop ofHierapolis and AuxiliaryBishop of Goa (1623.03.06 – 1627?)
• Apollinaris de Almeida, S.J. (1627.03.22 – death 1638.06.15), Titular Archbishop ofNicæa (1627.03.22 – 1638.06.15)

• Ethiopian OrthodoxPatriarch-Catholicos of Axum

• GCatholic, with incumbent biography links

• Former Latin patriarchates
• Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa
• 1555 establishments in Africa
• Lists of patriarchs

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