Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
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His Holiness Pope Tawadros II |
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| 118th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria | |
Pope Tawadros II
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| Native name | Tawadros II Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅ البابا تواضروس الثانى |
| Church | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
| Archdiocese | Alexandria, Libya, Nubia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, North America, Australia, Europe, South America and all Africa |
| See | See of St. Mark |
| Papacy began |
18 November 2012 9 Hathor 1729 |
| Predecessor | Shenouda III |
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| Ordination |
1989 1705–1706 |
| Consecration |
15 June 1997 8 Paoni 1713by Shenouda III |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Wagih Subhi Baqi Sulayman وجيه صبحى باقى سليمان |
| Born |
4 November 1952 Mansoura, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
| Residence | Coptic Orthodox Patriarchal Residence |
| Alma mater | University of Alexandria |
This article uses dates and years written in the Coptic calendar, using the A.M. (Anno Martyrum) calendar era, in addition to the Gregorian calendar, using the A.D. (Anno Domini) calendar era.
18 November 2012
1989
15 June 1997
Pope Tawadros II (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅ [Papa Abba Theódōrōs II]; Arabic: البابا تواضروس الثاني [al-Bābā Tawāḍurūs al-ṯhānī, English: Pope Theodore II]) (born 4 November 1952; 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 the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He took office on 18 November 2012 (9 Hathor 1729), two weeks after being selected.
Pope Tawadros II was born Waǧīh Ṣubḥī Bāqī Sulaymān (وجيه صبحى باقى سليمان) on 4 November 1952 (25 Paopi 1668) in the city of Mansoura in Egypt. He studied at the University of Alexandria, where he received a degree in pharmacy in 1975. After a few years of managing a state-owned pharmaceutical factory, he joined the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi Natrun to study theology for two years. He was ordained a priest in 1989 (1705-1706).
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