The solemn event was held this morning at the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary in the Eritrean capital of Asmara.
The Eritrean Orthodox Church, a sister church of the Coptic Orthodox Church, was founded as an independent entity in 1993 after Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia.
The Coptic delegation included prominent clergy, including Bishop Antonius, Metropolitan of the Jerusalem See and the Near East; Bishop Marcus, Metropolitan of Shubra El-Kheima; Bishop Pimen, Metropolitan of Naqada and Qus; Bishop Yoannis, Bishop of Assiut; and Bishop Markos, Bishop of Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh.
The delegation congratulated the new Patriarch on behalf of Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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