Bishop Tawadros new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians
Posted by Ngo jobs
on Monday 5 November 2012
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Bishop Tawadros has been
chosen as the new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians, becoming leader of
the largest Christian minority in the Middle East.
His name was selected from a glass bowl by a blindfolded boy
at a ceremony in Cairo's St Mark's Cathedral. Three candidates had been
shortlisted.
The 60-year-old succeeds Pope Shenouda III, who died in March aged 88.
He succeeds as attacks on Copts are on the increase, and many say they fear the country's new Islamist leaders.
Bishop Tawadros has studied in Britain
The other two candidates were Bishop Raphael and Father Raphael
Ava Mina. They were chosen in a ballot by a council of some 2,400
Church and community officials in October.
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