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Tawadros II
- Tawadros II (born November 4, 1952, Mansoura, Egypt) is the 118th pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the see of St. Mark (2012–) and leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, an autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) church of the Oriental Orthodox communion.
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The pope (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ, romanized: Papa; Arabic: البابا, romanized: al-Bābā, lit. 'father'), also known as the Bishop of Alexandria or the Coptic pope, is the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, with ancient Christian roots in Egypt.
The following is a list of all of the Coptic Orthodox popes who have led the Coptic Orthodox Church and have succeeded the Apostle Mark the Evangelist in the office of Bishop of Alexandria, who founded the Church in the 1st century, and marked the beginning of Christianity in Africa.
Address. 3183 Hamilton Church Rd. Antioch, TN 37013. Telephone. 615-366-4330. Priests. Fr. Pavli Ebrahim is the priest for St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church located in Nashville, TN. H.G. Bishop Youssef, with the presence of H.G. Bishop Serapion, ordained him priest on June 21, 2009.
St. Athanasius (296-373 A.D.), the twentieth Pope of the Coptic Church effectively defended the Doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ's Divinity at the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. His affirmation of the doctrine earned him the title; "Father of Orthodoxy" and St. Athanasius "the Apostolic".
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, enthroned by the Coptic Orthodox Church on November 18, 2012, is the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Pope Tawadros studied to be a pharmacist, but after he graduated from Alexandria University’s Faculty of Pharmacy, he decided to dedicate his life to God.
Who is the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church? His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, enthroned by the Coptic Orthodox Church on November 18, 2012, is the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Pope Tawadros studied to be a pharmacist, but after he graduated from Alexandria University’s Faculty of Pharmacy, he decided to ...
The Coptic Church or the Church of Alexandria is called “See of St. Mark;” one of the earliest sees: Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria and Rome. How Was Christianity Introduced to Egypt? St. Mark is considered the founder of the Coptic Church.
