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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 primacy in the Coptic pope, similar to the Catholic belief in the Bishop of Rome as ...
Pope Tawadros II or Theodore II (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅', romanized: Papa Abba Theódōros II ; Arabic: البابا تواضروس الثانى; born on 4 November 1952 [Coptic calendar: 25 Paopi 1668]) is the 118th and current pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark, succeeding the late Pope Shenouda III as leader of ...
- 1989, (1705–1706)
- Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- 18 November 2012, (9 Hathor 1729)
- Shenouda III
Alexanderos. Alexandria, Egypt. On 18 November 325 AD, St. Alexandros, 19th Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria attended the 1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, and was accompanied by his Archdeacon, St. Athanasius the Apostolic. 5 May 328. – 15 May 373. (45 years) St. Athanasius the Apostolic.
5 days ago · 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. Soliman was born into a devout Christian family outside Cairo.
May 8, 2023 · Exactly fifty years ago, the heads of the Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches signed a historic Christological agreement, putting an end to a 1,500-year old theological controversy and ushering in a new era of Coptic-Catholic relations. To mark the occasion, Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, will be in Rome this ...
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May 11, 2023 · Pope Francis greets Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and recalls the history of relations between Copts and Catholics as they strive to maintain a friendship that never stops growing. By Francesca Merlo. Pope Francis on Thursday addressed Coptic-Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and his delegation, who are in Rome to celebrate 50 years of Coptic and ...
May 9, 2023 · The Commission’s work, note Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II, led to the signing of the Principles for Guiding the Search for Unity between the Catholic Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church in 1979 between Shenouda III and John Paul II. “This commission in turn paved the way for the foundation, in 2003, of the theological dialogue between ...
