, ▁Sh en ou da ▁III , ▁with ▁the ▁Greek ▁name ▁of ▁The odor os , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to ▁T aw ad ros ▁in ▁Co ptic ▁or ▁The odore ▁in ▁English . ▁Arab ic ▁sp elling : ▁ ت ا و ض ر و س . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁E par chy ▁of ▁Be hi ra ▁in ▁the ▁north western ▁D elta . ▁ ▁Pap al ▁selection ▁The ▁pap al ▁selection ▁process ▁began ▁several ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁November / 9 ▁H ath or ▁selection . ▁About ▁ 2 , 4 0 0 ▁cl erg ymen ▁and ▁others ▁short list ed ▁three ▁candidates : ▁Bishop ▁T aw ad ros , ▁former ▁a ide ▁to ▁Metropolitan ▁P ach om ios ; ▁Bishop ▁Rap ha el , ▁General ▁Bishop ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁C airo ; ▁and ▁Father ▁Rap ha el ▁A va ▁M ina , ▁a ▁mon k ▁in ▁a ▁monaster y ▁near ▁Alexand ria ▁and ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁po pe , ▁Cy ril ▁VI . ▁ ▁The ▁ceremony ▁to ▁choose ▁the ▁po pe ▁from ▁the ▁three ▁cons ensus ▁candidates ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁C airo ' s ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁C athedral ▁at ▁about ▁no on , ▁with ▁a ▁marked ▁police ▁presence . ▁Metropolitan ▁P ach om ios , ▁loc um ▁ten ens ▁of ▁the ▁Church , ▁put ▁sli ps ▁bearing ▁the ▁candidates ' ▁names ▁in ▁a ▁se aled ▁ch al ice ▁which ▁was ▁set ▁upon ▁the