Election Of Coptic Pope

He studied at the university of alexandria where he received a degree in pharmacy in 1975.
Election of coptic pope. Candidates chosen among monks and archbishops must be at least 40 years old and have been monks for at least. As per the current method of election a child picks a. Tawadros was chosen in a solemn ceremony in the coptic cathedral in cairo egypt sunday as the new pope of alexandria and patriarc.
A papal conclave is a gathering of the college of cardinals convened to elect a bishop of rome also known as the pope the pope is considered by catholics to be the apostolic successor of saint peter and earthly head of the catholic church. Following the traditions of the church the pope is chairman and head of the holy synod of the coptic orthodox patriarchate.
Egypt s coptic christians have a new pope. Concerns around political interference led to reforms after the interregnum of 1268 1271 and pope gregory x s decree during the second council of lyons. 18 as pope tawadros ii.
Since his repose on 17 march 2012 egypt and the world wait in anticipation for the election of the 118th patriarch of the coptic orthodox church. Pope tawadros ii was born waǧīh ṣubḥī bāqī sulaymān coptic. According to coptic orthodox tradition the pope is elected by a number of processes.
The pope of the coptic orthodox church of alexandria is the leader of the coptic orthodox church of alexandria a faith with ancient christian roots in egypt the current holder of this position is pope tawadros ii who was selected as the 118th pope on november 18 2012. Following on the 40 year papacy of pope shenouda iii pope tawadros will become the leader. A blindfolded boy chooses bishop tawadros as egypt s coptic pope the leader of the largest christian minority in the middle east.
وجيه صبحى باقى سليمان on 4 november 1952 25 paopi 1668 in the city of mansoura in egypt. Bishop tawadros will be ordained nov. The pope of alexandria and patriarch of the see of st mark is the successor of one of the four evangelists and the patriarch of one of the apostolic seats that played a major role in shaping world.