Egypt’s Pope Tawadros II leads divine liturgy in Sydney, Australia

Source: Ahram online
Natalya Mihailova | 02 September 2017
Pope Tawadros arrived in Sydney Tuesday after a short visit to Japan
Egypt’s Pope Tawadros II leads divine liturgy in Sydney, Australia
Tawadros II celebrates the Divine Liturgy with the congregation of Sydney, Saturday, September 2, 2017 (Photo: Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions Facebook page)

Pope Tawadros II, the Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, led a 5,000-strong mass in Sydney Saturday morning, part of his first papal visit to Australia, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

During the divine liturgy at the International Convention Centre Sydney, Pope Tawadros II promoted six new priests to arch-priests of the Sydney Diocese into the Order of Christ.

Pope Tawadros arrived in Sydney Tuesday after a short visit to Japan where he inaugurated the first Coptic church in the East Asian country.

During his two-week visit to the Australian cities of Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, the Pope is expected to meet with top Australian political and religious figures.

On Thursday, Pope Tawadros laid the foundation stone for St Mary, St Cosman and St Demian Coptic Orthodox Church in Kellyville, Sydney.

The new church will cater to the growing numbers of parishioners and include community facilities.

It is expected to be completed in five years.

The pontiff will also give a number of masses and meet with Australia’s Coptic community members.

Tawadros II is head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, which has an estimated 25 million members worldwide.

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