previous_post predecessor appointed patriarch_of successor birth_place religion article_title birth_date ordination name church
abbot of debre tsege abuna endrias abune yacob 23 april 2004 patriarch of the eritrean orthodox tewahedo church abune dioskoros -lrb- '' ` disputed '' ' -rrb- hembrti , eritrea eritrean orthodox abune antonios
 july 12 , 1927 1942 antonios eritrean orthodox tewahedo church
abune antonios

abune antonios -lrb- born july 12 , 1927 -rrb- was the third patriarch of the eritrean orthodox tewahedo church .
he was forcefully deposed by the eritrean government in 2007 .
