Abuna Petros VII


Petros VII
Abuna of Ethiopia
ChurchEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
In office1881–1889
PredecessorAtnatewos II
SuccessorMattheos X
Orders
ConsecrationJanuary 1881
by Pope Cyril V of Alexandria
Personal details
Died(1917-10-20)20 October 1917
DenominationOriental Orthodoxy

Abuna Petros VII (died 20 October 1917) was a cleric of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church who served as Abuna of Ethiopia (archbishop and head of the Church) from 1881 to 1889. He served during the reign of Emperor Yohannes IV (r. 1871–1889), a period during which the Ethiopian Church maintained traditional ecclesiastical ties with the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and sought to strengthen episcopal leadership following years of instability.