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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.)
As the Christians multiplied, and other metropolitan sees were created, he became known the arch-metropolitan. The title of patriarch did not come into use until the fifth century. [5] Up to the time of the First Council of Constantinople (381) the Patriarch of Alexandria ranked next to the Bishop of Rome.
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
In 2006, Benedict XVI renounced the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis). [1] In 2024, Pope Francis reinstated the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis), reversing the decision by the previous Pope Benedict XVI; the title reinstatement was meant to bring closer ties to the other Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
From 1968 to 2002 Antaki was also Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria and then from 1991 to 2002 Patriarchal Exarch of Alexandria in Egypt and Sudan. [citation needed] In 1997 he was appointed to the Patriarch of Antioch and Syncellus. [citation needed] On 21 June 2001, by Pope John Paul II, when his age-related withdrawal from the episcopate was ...
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 ...
In June 2009, he attended the meeting of Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in Cairo. [5] On 11 April 2010, at the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Cairo, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, during his visit to the Patriarchate of Alexandria, elevated him to the rank of Archimandrite ...