The reign of Abune Yacob as Patriarch of Eritrea was very brief as he died not long after his enthronement and he was succeeded by Abune Antonios as third Patriarch of Eritrea.
Masa jabatan Abune Yacob sebagai Patriark Eritrea hanya singkat karena ia meninggal tak lama setelah penahbisannya dan digantikan oleh Abune Antonios sebagai Patriark Eritrea ketiga.