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In 1959, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church was granted autocephaly. This was extended to the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church in 1998 following the successful Eritrean War of Independence from Ethiopia. Since the 2011 Egyptian revolution, Coptic Christians have suffered increased religious discrimination and violence.
- 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 Orthodox Church of Alexandria
The Coptic Orthodox Church is an Oriental Orthodox Christian...
- Coptic People
Today Coptic is extinct but it is still the liturgical...
- Pope of The Coptic Orthodox Church
The first Coptic church in the United States, St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, was established in the late 1960s in Jersey City . There are many Coptic Orthodox churches and congregations in the United States. Estimated numbers of adherents, based on church membership, was stated in 2008 as between 350,000 and 420,000. [1]
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St. Mary & St. Moses the Black Coptic Orthodox Church, North Tonawanda. St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Mission, Rochester. St. Shenouda Monastery, West Henrietta. Virgin Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tottenville ( Staten Island) Virgin Mary & St. Pachomious Coptic Orthodox Church, Stony Point.
The Coptic Orthodox Church,, also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the See of Alexandria is the pope of Alexandria on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark, who also carries the title of Father of fathers, Shepherd of shepherds, Ecumenical Judge and the 13th among the Apostles. The See of ...