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Egypt Coptic Church defrocks monk in the wake of bishop's murder

The late Bishop Epiphanius left abbot of Saint Macarius Monastery with Pope Tawadros II ScreengrabThe move has prompted speculation over the monk's connection to the death of Bishop Epiphanius, who was an ally of Pope Tawadros II. Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, has defrocked a monk following investigations into the suspicious murder of a prominent bishop in a monastery northwest of Cairo last week.
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