Kidane Yebio

Kidane Yebio (born 25 January 1958) is an Eritrean Catholic hierarch who has served as the Eparch of the Eparchy of Keren since 2003. Until 2015 he belonged to the Ethiopian Catholic Church sui iuris.

Early life and education Kidane Yebio was born on 25 January 1958 in Shinnara, now in Northern Red Sea region, Eritrea. He attended elementary school at St. Joseph's in Keren (1969–1973) before entering the minor seminary in Keren in 1974. He completed his secondary education and preparatory studies at the major seminary in Asmara between 1976 and 1980.

Between 1980 and 1982, he studied biology at Asmara University before pursuing theological studies at the Theological Institute of Asmara. He was ordained a priest on 30 June 1985. Following his ordination, he studied in Rome, earning a Licentiate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1988) and a Licentiate in Oriental Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute (1990).

As Eparch, Yebio has addressed the challenges facing the Catholic Church in Eritrea, including the forced seizure of church-run health centers and clinics by the government in 2019. In 2025, he participated in the presentation of the new Catholic Missal in the Ge'ez language, a project aimed at standardizing and revitalizing the liturgical life of the Eritrean and Ethiopian Catholic Churches.