the few cardinals in the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica accompanying the new popes when they first made their appearances to the public on August and October respectively. Patriarch Sidarouss was the first Coptic Catholic Patriarch to participate in a papal conclave since the establishment of the patriarchate in 1824. He lost the right to participate in any future conclaves upon reaching the age of eighty on 22 February 1984, and resigned the patriarchate on 24 May 1986, after twenty-eight years of service. Cardinal Sidarouss later died in his native Cairo, at age 83. See also List of Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria References External links Catholic-Hierarchy Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church 1904 births 1987 deaths Egyptian cardinals 20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria Participants in the Second Vatican Council Cardinals created by Pope Paul VI Coptic Catholic bishops