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The Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, romanized: Ti-eklisia en-remenkimi en-orthodhoxos, lit. 'the Egyptian Orthodox Church'), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt.
- Pope of The Coptic Orthodox Church
The pope (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ, romanized: Papa; Arabic: البابا,...
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Arabic: كاتدرائية...
- British Orthodox Church
On 4 October 2015 the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, in...
- Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
But after 536, they permanently established separate...
- Makuria
A Coptic source from the mid 8th century refers to king...
- Coptic People
Today Coptic is extinct but it is still the liturgical...
- Pope of The Coptic Orthodox Church
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Early community
The first Copts arrived in the United States during the early 20th century. Due to the restrictions on immigration put in place by the National Origins Formula, the majority of these early Coptic migrants to the USA were non-permanent residents. The Copts who traveled to the United States at this time were mostly foreign exchange students who were continuing their graduate education within the United States, and then returning home to Egypt. After the 1952 Coup d'Etat in Egypt, the Egyptian E...
Immigration reform
In 1965, the United States Congress passed a new Immigration Act that put an end to the National Origins Formula, and allowed for greater numbers of Immigrants from non-European countries. This new act, which was fully implemented in 1968, coupled with Egypt’s humiliating defeat in the Six Days War, paved the way for many young-educated Copts, disillusioned with Egypt’s state of affairs, to immigrate. These early immigrants moved to the United States in search of religious freedom, political...
Establishing churches
Early in 1970, the Coptic community in the East Coast, purchased and renovated a Church building in Jersey City. This building was registered and incorporated as Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City; the first Coptic Church in the United States. On March 22, 1970, the Church's inaugural Liturgy was prayed by Fr. Rofael Nakhla. Meanwhile, the Coptic community in the West Coast had also been working on purchasing their first Church. In 1969, Pope Cyril VI commissioned Fr. Bishoy Kamel...
Diocesan bishops
1. Serapion (b. 1951), Metropolitan of the Holy Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaiiand Abbot of the Monastery of St. Anthony in California (1985; 1995 - Present). 2. Youssef, Metropolitan of the Holy Diocese of the Southern United States and Abbot of the Monastery of Most Holy Virgin Mary & Saint Moses the Strong in Corpus Christi, Texas. (1992; 1995 - Present) 3. David, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of New York and New England. (1999; 2013 - Present) 4. Karas, Bishop of the H...
General bishops
1. Macarius, General Bishop and Patriarchal Exarch for the Eritrean Congregation in the USA. Member of the Eritrean and CopticHoly Synods. (1991 - Present) 2. Suriel, Bishop of the Diocese of Melbourne, currently serving as professor of Ecclesiastical Education at the Theological College in New Jersey. (1997; 2023 - Present) 3. Michael, General Bishop in Virginia, United States, assistant to the Pope (2009 - Present) 4. Gabriel, General Bishop in New Jersey and Patriarchal Exarch for the Arch...
Auxiliary bishops
1. Abraham, Auxiliary Bishop and assistant to Metropolitan Serapionin the Holy Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii. (2016 - Present) 2. Kyrillos, Auxiliary Bishop and assistant to Metropolitan Serapionin the Holy Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii. (2016 - Present) 3. Basil, Auxiliary Bishop in Floridaand assistant to Metropolitan Youssef in the Holy Diocese of the Southern United States. (2018 - Present) 4. Gregory, Auxiliary Bishop in Texasand assist...
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandriahas Churches and congregations in the following regions within the United States:
Saad Michael Saad, “The Contemporary Life of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States,” Studies in World Christianity, Volume 16, pp. 207–225, December 2010. Edinburgh University Press, in hard copy and online PDF: 1. http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/swc.2010.0101
Oct 7, 2019 · Jack Zavada. Updated on October 07, 2019. The Coptic Orthodox Church, the primary Christian church in Egypt, is one of the oldest branches of Christianity, claiming to be founded by one of the 72 apostles sent forth by Jesus Christ . Coptic Orthodox Church. Also Known As: Coptic Church; Copts; Egyptian Church.
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Apr 29, 2024 · Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Oriental Orthodox church and principal Christian church in predominantly Muslim Egypt. The people of Egypt before the Arab conquest in the 7th century identified themselves and their language in Greek as Aigyptios (Arabic qibṭ, Westernized as Copt).
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Jul 1, 2019 · The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria cares for about 18 million Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt and abroad, besides being the Mother Church of both the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahido Churches.
May 3, 2024 · The terms Copt and Coptic are variously used to denote either the members of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the largest Christian body in Egypt, or as generic terms for Egyptian Christians; this article focuses primarily on the former definition. Copts constitute up to 10 percent of the population of Egypt. Origin of the Copts.
