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A small portion of the Church of Alexandria followed Chalcedonian Christology, and this is called the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, since it used Greek as its liturgical language. These Greek Chalcedonian believers were loyal to the Eastern Roman Emperor and in communion with the Patriarchs in Rome, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem.
The Coptic Orthodox Church, an Oriental Orthodox church; The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, part of the wider Eastern Orthodox Church; The Coptic Catholic Church, one of 23 Eastern Catholic churches who are in full communion with the Catholic Church led by the bishop of Rome; Formerly the Latin Patriarchate of Alexandria also did so.
The Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria has the title Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. The term "Greek" is a religious identifier and not an ethnic one; while many of these patriarchs were ethnic Greeks, some were Hellenized Egyptians, and others were Melkite Arabs.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa leads the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria. His full title is " His Divine Beatitude the Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria, Libya, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, All Egypt and All Africa, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Prelate of Prelates, the Thirteenth of the Apostles ...
Orthodox Church of Alexandria may refer to: Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, one of the autoencephalous churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church, one of the churches that make up Oriental Orthodoxy
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.
Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria (23 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía, IPA: [elinorˈθoðoksi ekliˈsia]) is a term that can refer to any one of three classes of Christian churches, each associated in some way with Greek Christianity, Levantine Arabic-speaking Christians or more broadly the rite used in the Eastern Roman Empire.