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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: 1991 Alexandria: Pope and Patriarch Theodore II: 2004 Antioch: Patriarch John X: 2012 Jerusalem: Patriarch Theophilos III: 2005 Moscow: Patriarch Kirill: 2009 Georgia: Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II: 1977 Serbia: Patriarch Porfirije: 2021 Romania: Patriarch Daniel: 2007 Bulgaria: Patriarch Daniel: 2024
In October 2002, he was elected Bishop of Minya, a post in which he served until his canonical election as patriarch. [1] Sidrak was elected as Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria on 15 January 2013, succeeding Antonios I Naguib, who had resigned because of poor health. (He had a stroke, suffered partial paralysis and underwent brain surgery.)
Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of Alexandria. The pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church is elected with the following procedure since 1957: [3] The first step – which must take place within seven days after the death of the Coptic pope – is the appointment of a regent, chosen by the Holy Synod (the assembly of Coptic bishops) to lead the Church until it chooses a successor.
The Patriarch of Alexandria (also known as the Bishop of Alexandria or Pope of Alexandria) is the highest-ranking bishop of Egypt. The Patriarchs trace back their lineage to Mark the Evangelist . Following the Council of Chalcedon in 451, a schism occurred in Egypt, between those who accepted and those who rejected the decisions of the council.
A hierarch, who is given the title for a defunct diocese, in commemoration of its historical status. In the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, it has been the custom to give this title to a metropolitan bishop or a metropolitan archbishop or a bishop who already shepherds an active archdiocese or diocese. It would be considered a part ...
Coptic icon of Saint Mark the Evangelist, the apostolic founder of the Church of Alexandria, and the first Primate of Alexandria. The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation "pope" (etymologically "Father", like "Abbot"). [1]
Known as the "Champion of Orthodoxy". Last Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria to attend a Western council, the 4th Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon and was accompanied by St. Marcarius, Bishop of Edkow. They were exiled by Emperor Marcianus and the Empress Pulcheria to the Island of Gangra, where St. Dioscorus departed and was laid to rest. 26 13 ...
Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (22 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Patriarchs of Alexandria" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.