Patriarch Abune Paulos was born in Adwa in Tigray Province; his birth name was Gebre Medhin Wolde Yohannes.
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His ecumenical trip to India to meet Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Catholicos of the East in December 2008, strengthened the communion of Ethiopian and Indian Orthodox Churches.
He is actively involved as a peacemaker between Ethiopia and Eritrea working on an interfaith committee chaired by Abune Paulos, the Patriarch of the Tewahedo Church.