Pope Tawadros II Greets Patriarch Theodoros II on Christmas
OCP News Service – 26/12/2024
Cairo -Egypt: Every year on Christmas Day, a cherished tradition unfolds in Alexandria, Egypt. Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, makes an official visit to His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II, the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and All Africa. This year’s meeting was particularly heartwarming, brimming with expressions of love, unity, and a shared aspiration for peace.
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, extended his warmest congratulations to His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa of the Greek Orthodox Church, on the occasion of the Glorious Feast of the Nativity.
On December 25,2024, Pope Tawadros II, accompanied by a delegation of Church officials, visited the Headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in the Hamzawi area of Cairo. During the visit, he conveyed his heartfelt greetings to Patriarch Theodoros II and the assembled metropolitans.
The meeting was marked by an exchange of congratulatory messages and expressions of goodwill between the two leaders.
Delegation Members:
- His Eminence Metropolitan Danial, Metropolitan of Maadi and Secretary of the Holy Synod
- His Grace Bishop Armia, General Bishop
- His Grace Bishop Yolyos, General Bishop of Old Cairo and the Bishopric of Services
- His Grace Bishop Eklemandos, General Bishop of the Churches of Almazah, Al-Amal City, and East Nasr City
- Hegumen Sergius Sergius, General Deputy of the Patriarchate in Cairo
- Father Kyrillos Anba Bishoy, Director of the Papal Office
- Hegumen Moses Ibrahim, Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church
- Deacon Joseph Reda from the Pope’s Office
- Dr. Girgis Saleh, Coordinator of Relations between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Churches of the Middle East
This visit underscores the strong and amicable relations between the Coptic Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Churches in Egypt.
Source:
OCP News Service
