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papal name A papal name or pontificial name is the regnal name taken by a pope. Both the head of the Catholic Church, usually known as the pope, and the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (Coptic pope) choose papal names. , Pope Francis is t ...

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Coptic Pope The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ, translit=Papa; ar, البابا, translit=al-Bābā), also known as the Bishop of Alexandria, is the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, with ancient Christian roots in Egypt. The ...

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Patriarch John II (I) of Alexandria Pope John I of Alexandria, 29th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is counted as John II by the Eastern Orthodox Church, which acknowledges John Talaia as ''John I'', but as John I by the Copts who reject Talaia. John ...

(496–505) * Patriarch John III (II) of Alexandria (505–516) *

Pope John III of Alexandria Pope John III of Alexandria ( fl. 680), 40th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was originally from Samanoud a city in the North of Egypt, hence also known as Pope John III of Samanoud. During his papacy the Muslim ruler ...

(677–688) *

Pope John IV of Alexandria Pope John IV of Alexandria, 48th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He became a monk in St. Macarius Monastery. He persevered in intense worship and was reputed for his ascetic life. He was chosen by Pope Michael, 46th Po ...

(776–799) *

Pope John V of Alexandria Pope John V of Alexandria, 72nd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was initially a monk in the Monastery of Saint John the Dwarf in Scetes. He was enthroned as a Pope of Alexandria on the second day of Pi Kogi Enavot, ...

(1147–1166) *

Pope John VI of Alexandria Pope John VI of Alexandria was the 74th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. His name was John Abu al-Majd ibn Abu Ghaleb ibn Sawiris (يوحنا أبو المجد بن أبو غالب بن سويرس). He was layman. It was ...

(1189–1216) *

Pope John VII of Alexandria Pope John VII of Alexandria, 77th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. With support from some of the bishops, Pope John VII was replaced for three years by Pope Gabriel III, who was originally one of the candidates for the ...

(1261–1268, 1271–1293) *

Pope John VIII of Alexandria John VIII ibn Qiddis (died 29 May 1320) was the 80th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church from 14 February 1300 until his death.Youhanna Youssef, ''The Interpretations of the Theotokias by the Patriarch John ibn Qiddis'' (Gorgias Press, 2020), p. 2 ...

(1300–1320) *

Pope John IX of Alexandria Pope John IX of Alexandria (Died 29 March 1327) was the 81st Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Year of birth missing 1327 deaths 14th-century Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria {{OrientalOrthodox-cl ...

(1320–1327) *

Pope John X of Alexandria Pope John X of Alexandria (Abba Yoannis X) was the 85th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. John was known by El-Mo'ataman the Syrian, and he was from Damascus, Syria. He was a righteous and knowledgeable man. He was enthro ...

(1363–1369) *

Pope John XI of Alexandria Pope John XI of Alexandria, 89th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Before his enthronement as Pope, his name was ''Farag''. After his enthronement, he became known as ''John El-Maksi'' because he was from El-Maksa distric ...

(1427–1452) *

Pope John XII of Alexandria Pope John XII of Alexandria, was the 93rd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. 15th-century Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria 1483 deaths {{OrientalOrthodox-clergy-stub ...

(1480–1483) *

Pope John XIII of Alexandria Pope John XIII of Alexandria was the 94th Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Little is known of him except for his long reign (over forty years), and that his patriarchate witnessed the downfall of the Mamlu ...

(1483–1524) * Pope John XIV of Alexandria (1573–1589) *

Pope John XV of Alexandria Pope John XV of Alexandria (Abba Yoannis El-Mallawany; died 7 September 1629) was the 99th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Originally from Mallawi, he was a monk in the Monastery of Saint Anthony before being consecrated ...

(1621–1631) *

Pope John XVI of Alexandria Pope John XVI of Alexandria (Abba Youannis XVI), 103rd Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He died on 10 Paoni 1434 A.M. (15 June 1718). 17th-century Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria 1718 deaths 18th-cent ...

(1676–1718) *

Pope John XVII of Alexandria Pope John XVII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis XVII), 105th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Originally from Mallawi in El-Minya in Upper Egypt, joined the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite as a monk and was named Abd ...

(1727–1745) *

Pope John XVIII of Alexandria Pope John XVIII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis), 107th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Pope John XVIII was born in Fayoum, Egypt. His lay name was Joseph. He became a monk in the Monastery of Saint Anthony. At the departur ...

(1769–1796) *

Pope John XIX of Alexandria Pope John XIX of Alexandria (Abba Youannis XIX), 113th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. A monk He joined the Paromeos Monastery in the Nitrian Desert as a monk and was sent to Greece to study Theology. Afterwards, Pope ...

(1928–1942)

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