Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, ordained 7 new bishops and promoted 3 existing bishops to the rank of Metropolitan.
The new Bishops are Bishop Markos of Damietta and Kafr El-sheikh, Bishop Isaac of Tama, Bishop Markos of the New Valley, Bishop Bishoy of Florida, USA, Bishop Moussa of Texas, USA, Bishop Sawirus, general bishop of monasteries affairs. The monk Poulos of Moharraq monastery was ordained a general bishop.
Bishop Paula of Tanta, Markos of Shubra al-Khaima, and Youssef of Northern the United States of America were promoted to the rank of Metropolitan.