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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.
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.)
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]
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
Archbishop of Constantinople (also the Patriarch) Archbishop of America of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; Archbishop of Australia of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia; Archbishop of Crete of the Church of Crete; Archbishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
He is the seventh of Patriarch of Alexandria of Cretan origin after Silvester, Meletius Pigas, Cyrillos Lucaris, Gerasimus Palladas, Gerasimus Spartaliotis and Meletius Metaxakis. [ 6 ] On 8 November 2019, Patriarch Theodore II formally recognised the autocephaly granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Orthodox Church of ...
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.
Patriarch Mark III with a black African attendant Cathedral of Evangelismos, Alexandria. The history of the Patriarchate of Alexandria includes some of the greatest and most renowned fathers of the Church, especially the histories of Athanasius and Cyril, who were patriarchs of Alexandria at the ecumenical councils of Nicaea and Ephesus ...