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{{stubUse dmy dates|date=November 2012}}{{Infobox Christian leader| type = Coptic Pope| honorific-prefix = His Holiness| name = Pope Tawadros II| native_name =Tawadros II<br />{{Coptic|Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉόⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ}}<br />البابا تواضروس التانى| honorific-suffix =| title = [[FilePope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]| image = Pope_Tawadros_II_in_papal_clothes_enthronement.jpg| caption =| enthroned = 18 November 2012<ref name="ap"/>| ended =| predecessor = [[Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria|Pope Shenouda III]]| monastic tonsure =| ordination = 1989<ref name="ap"/>| consecration = 15 June 1997{{or|date=November 2012}}| other_post =| birth_name = Wagih Subhi Baqi Sulayman<br />وجيه صبحى باقى سليمان| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|11|04}}<ref name="Le Parisien">{{cite web|url=http:TheodoreIIofAlexandria(CopticPope118)//www.JPGleparisien.fr/societe/l-eveque-tawadros-nouveau-patriarche-copte-d-egypte-04-11-2012-2291077.php|title=L'évêque Tawadros, nouveau patriarche copte d'Egypte|publisher=[[Le Parisien]]|date=4 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|language=French}}</ref>| birth_place = [[Mansoura, Egypt|Mansoura]],<br>[[Kingdom of Egypt]]<ref name="Le Parisien"/>| death_place =| buried =| nationality = [[Egypt]]ian| religion = [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]| residence = [[Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox Patriarchal Residence]]{{or|date=November 2012}}| parents =| spouse =| children =| alma_mater =| signature =}}: ''For the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] bishop with the same name and title, see [[Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria]].''
==Early life==
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Pope Theodore was born Waǧīh Ṣubḥī Bāqī Sulaymān (وجيه صبحى باقى سليمان) on 4 November 1952 in the region of [[Mansoura, Egypt]].<ref name="Le Parisien"/> He studied at the [[University of Alexandria]], where he received a degree in [[pharmacy]] in 1975.<ref name="EI">{{cite web | url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/tawadros-ii-118th-pope-coptic-church | title=Tawadros II: The 118th pope of the Coptic Church | publisher=Egypt Independent | date=4 November 2012| accessdate=5 November 2012| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BxDmi1Pm|archivedate=5 November 2012|deadurl=no}}</ref> He then managed a state-owned pharmaceutical factory, when he entered the monastery of [[St. Pishoy]] in [[Wadi Natrun]] to study [[theology]] for two years. He was ordained a priest in 1989.<ref name="ap">{{cite news|title=Egypt's Copts choose new pope for uncertain times|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gL6_hhsHl64TcrdvHzoEpQQN2hAA?docId=db5495183e99403aa6bd1c43d3a0cabb|accessdate=4 November 2012|newspaper=The Associated Press|date=4 November 2012}}</ref>
==SourcesPapal selection==* ''[http{{Refimprove section|date=November 2012}}The papal selection process began several weeks before the 4 November selection. About 2,400 clergymen and others shortlisted three candidates://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20192922 Bishop Tawadros new pope Theodoros, Bishop Raphael, a former aide to the previous Pope, [[Pope Shenouda III]], and Father Raphael Ava Mina, a monk in a monastery near Alexandria, and the disciple of the [[List of Egypt's Coptic ChristiansOrthodox Popes of Alexandria|116th Pope]], [[Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria|Pope Cyril VI]].'' BBC NewsThe process faced controversy as many congregants sought a greater say in the process. 4 November 2012 Last updated at 05:09 ETThe three were considered consensus candidates as they were not involved in church disputes and were neither too conservative nor too liberal.
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