On Tuesday 20th March 2012, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, accompanied by His Eminence Nicholas Metropolitan of Nilopolis, His Grace Nikodimos Bishop of Nitria Patriarchal Vicar of Cairo and His Grace Niphon, Bishop of Babylonia, Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of St George Old Cairo,attended the funeral Sevice of the late Primate of the Coptic Church, Patriarch Shenouda III, which took place in the cathedral of St Mark in Cairo.
Present also were representatives of Orthodox Churches and of other faiths, representatives of the Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt, Ambassadors of foreign countries, state officials and thousands of faithful.