Coptic papal selection process of 2012
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The Coptic papal selection process of 2012 was the ecclesiastical election and altar ballot through which the Coptic Orthodox Church chose Tawadros II as the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical election
ⓘ
event in the Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ papal selection process ⓘ |
| associatedCathedral | St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| church | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| electoralBody |
Coptic Holy Synod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coptic lay council NERFINISHED ⓘ representatives of Coptic laity ⓘ |
| eligibilityRule |
candidates must be at least 40 years old
ⓘ
candidates must be monks or bishops ⓘ candidates must have at least 15 years of monastic life ⓘ |
| finalCandidate |
Bishop Roufail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rafail Ava Mina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tawadros II of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | papacy of Pope Tawadros II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Coptic papal selection process of 1971
ⓘ
papacy of Pope Shenouda III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
altar ballot
ⓘ
election by the Coptic Holy Synod and lay council ⓘ nomination phase ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Arabic
ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ |
| location |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainReligionContext | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFinalCandidates | 3 ⓘ |
| officeTermStartOfElectedPope | 2012 ⓘ |
| ordinalOfOfficeHolder | 118th Pope of Alexandria ⓘ |
| papalNumber | 118 ⓘ |
| predecessorPope | Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForElection | vacancy of the papal throne after death of Pope Shenouda III ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousJustification | belief that Holy Spirit guides altar ballot ⓘ |
| religiousRite | Coptic Orthodox rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | election of Pope Tawadros II ⓘ |
| see | See of St. Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedOffice |
Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedPerson | Tawadros II of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethodForFinalChoice | blindfolded child draws one name from altar ballot ⓘ |
| subtradition | Oriental Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPope | Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Coptic altar lot tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfSuccession | non-hereditary ecclesiastical succession ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
altar ballot
ⓘ
indirect election ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.