Egypt

Bishop Tawadros chosen to be head of Coptic Orthodox in Egypt

Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new Pope of Egypt’s Coptic
Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the
Arab World. He will replace Pope Shenouda III, who had led the Coptic
Church for over 40 years, but died earlier this year.

The new Pope, who has studied in Britain, is a man of broad
experience. He was chosen in a traditional, ceremony where a
blindfolded child was asked to select one name from a final shortlist
of three. Bishop Tawadros now becomes the 118th head of the Egypt’s
Coptics. He will be officially enthroned in a ceremony on 18 November.

Although the Evangelical and Catholic churches each have their own
leaders, Copts represent some 80% of Egypt’s 10 million Christians, and
the Orthodox Patriarch is viewed as the father of the Christian
population of Egypt. Over the last few years, Pope Shenouda had
overseen an improvement in interdenominational relations between the
different wings of the church in Egypt and it is critical that the new
leader continues this process.

Source: Open Doors, BBC

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