12 years of the Enthronement of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II. On Sunday, November 18, 2012, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, the 118th Successor of St. Mark the Apostle, was enthroned by the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church in a ceremony led by the beloved His Eminence Metropolitan Pakhomius, the Locum Tenens of the See of St. Mark.
We in the Diocese proclaim with the entire Church worldwide, Axios, Axios, Axios Pope Tawadros II and pray that our Lord preserves him on the See of St. Mark for many years and peaceful times, shepherding the flock in purity and righteousness.
May the Lord keep the life our honored father the Patriarch Pope Abba Tawadros II and his partners in the Holy Apostolic Ministry our honored father the Meteropltain Abba Serapion, and our honored father the Bishop Abba Abraham, and our honored father the Bishop Abba Kyrillos.