▁the ▁See ▁of ▁St . ▁Mark , ▁succeed ing ▁the ▁late ▁Pope ▁Sh en ou da ▁III ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁Alexand ria . ▁He ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁( 9 ▁H ath or ▁ 1 7 2 9 ), ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁being ▁selected . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁was ▁born ▁Wa ǧ ī h ▁ Ṣ ub ḥ ī ▁B ā q ī ▁Sul ay m ā n ▁( , ▁) ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁( 2 5 ▁Pa op i ▁ 1 6 6 8 ) ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mans ou ra ▁in ▁Egypt . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁ph arm acy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁man aging ▁a ▁state - owned ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁factory , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁P ish oy ▁in ▁W adi ▁Nat run ▁to ▁study ▁the ology ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁( 1 7 0 5 – 1 7 0 6 ). ▁ ▁Bishop ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁( 8 ▁Pa oni ▁ 1 7 1 3 ), ▁he ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁bishop ▁by ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁as ▁po pe