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Yesehaq (Mandefro) of the Western Hemisphere

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===In Jamaica and the Caribbean===
Abuna Yesehaq's work in the Caribbean began after Emperor [[w:Haile Selassie I|Haile Selassie I]] visited Jamaica in 1966 (i.e. [[w:Grounation Day|Grounation Day]]) and was thronged by local Rastafarians, who saw Selassie as a modern-day messiah. According to church leaders, Selassie denied being a deity and urged Yesehaq to try to draw the Rastafarians to the Ethiopian church.<ref>Debbi Wilgoren. ''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrthodoxNews/message/4655 Ethiopians in D.C. Region Mourn Archbishop's Death].'' Washington Post. January 13, 2006. Page B01. (Yahoo Orthodox News).</ref> Upon his return to Ethiopia from Jamaica, Emperor [[w:Haile Selassie I|Haile Selassie I]] spoke to Abuna Yesehaq, Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church abroad, and declared:
:"There is a problem in Jamaica.... Please, help these people. They are misunderstanding, they do not understand our culture.... They need a church to be established and you are chosen to go."<ref name="BMBC"/>
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