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Holy Synod In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches and Eastern Catholic Churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called the Holy Synod. For instance, the Holy Synod is a ruling body of the Georgian Orthodox C ...
of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the highest
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authority in the Coptic Orthodox Church. It formulates the rules and regulations regarding matters of the Church's organisation and faith. The synod is chaired by the patriarch of Alexandria and the members are the Church's
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s,
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s, diocesan bishops, patriarchal exarchs, missionary bishops, auxiliary bishops, suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, chorbishops and the
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al
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s of the Church of Alexandria.


Seniority

According to Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria traditions, the
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, being the bishop of Alexandria and being the senior and elder bishop and the
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of the province and
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of all Egypt, is the head of the Holy Synod as a
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. The most senior position after the pope was that of the metropolitan archbishop of Pentapolis, but since it ceased to be a major archiepiscopal metropolis in the days of
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it has been held as a
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attached to another metropolis. There is a special status of seniority of honor and precedence for the metropolitan archbishop of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord,
Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, Holy Zion, archbishop of the Holy Archdiocese of
Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, All Palestine, Philadelphia of Jordan and All the Near East. This great archdiocesan metropolis is technically outside the Egyptian Province and is not considered to be within the jurisdiction of the pope of Alexandria, but is one of the possessions of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It was created by Pope Cyril III (1235–1243) in the thirteenth century, which, at that time, had caused a dispute between the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch. This was a very rare incident between the two sister churches as in general their relationship is one of the strongest between any two sister churches.History of the Coptic Orthodox Church,
Abouna Menassa Elkomos Youhanna Father Menassa Youhanna (1899–1930) was a Coptic priest, historian and theologian, most noted for his work on the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Biography He was born in August, 1899 in Mallawi in Upper Egypt and died on ...
1923 According to the Alexandrine tradition, the rank of
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is granted by the pope to the diocesan bishops under his jurisdiction on a personal status (In Personam) and not due to the size or importance of the bishop's eparchy; however, the rank of metropolitan archbishop is granted to those whose archdioceses have historical importance and had or have more than one suffragan diocese within their territorial jurisdictions. The Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem is the only Coptic Orthodox hierarch who is consecrated as a metropolitan archbishop without being consecrated first as a bishop and later elevated to metropolitan archbishop, as is the norm in all episcopal consecration according to the tradition of the
Church of Alexandria The Church of Alexandria in Egypt is the Christian Church headed by the Patriarch of Alexandria. It is one of the original Apostolic Sees of Christianity, alongside Rome, Antioch, Constantinople and Jerusalem. Tradition holds that the Church ...
; it is done concurrently on the same occasion. This has been the case since Cyril III consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Basilius as the first Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem and All the Near East. Usually the chosen hieromonk is consecrated first as a diocesan bishop, then with time, he could be awarded the higher dignity of metropolitan bishop. Sometimes the nominated diocesan bishop is already an assistant bishop, auxiliary bishop or general bishop, in which case he is only enthroned as the bishop of that
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. Currently, and because the seniority of the members of the
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is decided according to the seniority of the consecretion/elevation date of the ecclesiastical ranks: First come the metropolitan archbishops and metropolitan bishops, followed by the diocesan bishops then the bishops exarchs of the throne, then the suffragan bishops, then the auxiliary bishops, then the general bishops and finally the chorbishops but also according to the date of consecration within each rank. Accordingly, the most senior position after the pope is the oldest consecrated metropolitan archbishop, who was Metropolitan Pachomios, the metropolitan archbishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Damanhur Damanhur ( ar, دمنهور ', ; Egyptian: ''Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w''; cop, ⲡϯⲙⲓⲛ̀ϩⲱⲣ '; ; grc, Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μικρά ') is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cai ...
(Hermopolis Parva) and
Beheira Beheira Governorate ( ar, محافظة البحيرة ', , "the governorate of the Lake") is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur. Overview Beheira Governorate en ...
(Consecrated in 1990). In spite of the ancient Alexandrine tradition, the most senior hierarch, after the senior hierarch of Pentapolis, is the hierarch of the Metropolis of Lycopolis, Hieracon and Apollonopolis Parva, which is
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; but since the great and ancient
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, that comprises the Holy Suffragan Dioceses of Cyrene, Appollonia, Ptolemais,
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and Arsinoe, is currently a Titular title, incorporated within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan archbishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Beheira Beheira Governorate ( ar, محافظة البحيرة ', , "the governorate of the Lake") is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur. Overview Beheira Governorate en ...
Hermopolis Parva,
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,
Naucratis Naucratis or Naukratis (Ancient Greek: , "Naval Command"; Egyptian: , , , Coptic: ) was a city and trading-post in ancient Egypt, located on the Canopic (western-most) branch of the Nile river, south-east of the Mediterranean sea and the city ...
, Mariout
Mareotis Lake Mariout ( ar, بحيرة مريوط ', , also spelled Maryut or Mariut), is a brackish lake in northern Egypt near the city of Alexandria. The lake area covered and had a navigable canal at the beginning of the 20th century, but at the begin ...
,
Marsa Matruh Mersa Matruh ( ar, مرسى مطروح, translit=Marsā Maṭrūḥ, ), also transliterated as ''Marsa Matruh'', is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is located west of Alexandria and east of Sallum on the main highway ...
Paraetonium Mersa Matruh ( ar, مرسى مطروح, translit=Marsā Maṭrūḥ, ), also transliterated as ''Marsa Matruh'', is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is located west of Alexandria and east of Sallum on the main highway ...
, Apis; who is also the
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and patriarchal exarch of the Ancient and Holy Titular Archdiocese of
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, comprising the titular suffragan dioceses of Livis,
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, Darnis, Neapolis and
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; of the Ancient and Holy
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that includes the Titular and Holy Suffragan dioceses of
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and of Hadramentum. Accordingly, that honor goes to the Hierarch of the
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of Lycopolis, Hieracon and Apollonopolis Parva apart from the fact of the current adoption of the seniority of the date of consecration of the later hierarch. The most senior bishop in consecration will become the
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in case of the death of the pope and until the election of the new pope, and he will be the one who enthrones the newly elected
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along with all the hierarchs, who are members of the Holy Synod. This seniority ranking system does not diminish the importance and the greatness of the Archdiocese of Jerusalem and All the Near East, since its inclusion under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic
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in early medieval times. The archiepiscopal status of this great metropolis is also granted due to the Holy Apostolic Throne that it represents, being the Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne of Jerusalem, although its metropolitan archbishop does not claim that title and is under the jurisdiction of the Holy Apostolic Throne of
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Gallery

A Gallery of the Coptic Holy Synod of Egypt (All Coptic Bishops)
(external link)

In order of date of consecration in Arabic and English (external link)


Chair and members of the Synod


Pontiff

Chairman of The Synod 1)
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria Pope Tawadros II or Theodore II ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅', translit=Papa Abba Theódōros II ; ar, البابا تواضروس الثاني, translit=al-Bābā Tawāḍurūs al-Th ānī, ...
* Pope and Lord Archbishop of the Great and Holy Metropolitan Archdiocese of Alexandria (
Rhakotis Rhacotis (Egyptian: ''r-ꜥ-qd(y)t'', Greek ''Ῥακῶτις''; also romanized as Rhakotis) was the name for a city on the northern coast of Egypt at the site of Alexandria. Classical sources from the Greco-Roman era in both Ancient Greek and t ...
), being: **The metropolitan of the Holy, Great and Ancient Metropolitan Archdiocese of
Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
(
Rhakotis Rhacotis (Egyptian: ''r-ꜥ-qd(y)t'', Greek ''Ῥακῶτις''; also romanized as Rhakotis) was the name for a city on the northern coast of Egypt at the site of Alexandria. Classical sources from the Greco-Roman era in both Ancient Greek and t ...
), comprising: ***The Great and Ancient Metropolis of
Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
, which includes: ****The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of
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Aboukir Abu Qir ( ar, ابو قير, ''Abu Qīr'', or , ), formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir, is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, near the ruins of ancient Canopus, Egypt, Canopus and northeast of Alexandria by rail. It is located o ...
). ****The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of
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. ****The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of Schedia. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of El-Montazah District. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of the Western District **The metropolitan of the Metropolitan Province of Greater
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comprising: ***The Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Augustamnica Ægypti), which includes: ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of East of the Railroad District in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Dar El Salam (Irinipolis) in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Central (Down Town) Cairo and of Heliopolis in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Ezbet El Nakhl in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Old Cairo ( Babylon), Manial and Fum El Khalig in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of El-Mokattam Mountain in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Northern & Southern Shoubra in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Hadayek El-Kobba, El-Wailly & Mansheyat El-Sadr in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of El-Hagana & Almaza in Cairo. ****The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Ain Shams & El-Matareya in Cairo. **The
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of the Archdiocese of North America, which includes: ***The Holy Suffragan Diocese of
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and all
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, USA * Elder and chief metropolitan archbishop of all the Egyptian
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of all
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, Pentapolis,
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,
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and the Sudan. * Patriarch of All Africa on the
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of the
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Metropolitan archbishops of the throne and metropolitan bishops of the throne

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, most senior and elder metropolitan archbishop of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion); Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East comprising: *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Philadelphia of Jordan. *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of
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and Greater Mesopotamia, comprising Syria,
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, most senior and elder metropolitan archbishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Damanhur Damanhur ( ar, دمنهور ', ; Egyptian: ''Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w''; cop, ⲡϯⲙⲓⲛ̀ϩⲱⲣ '; ; grc, Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μικρά ') is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cai ...
(Hermopolis Parva) and
Beheira Beheira Governorate ( ar, محافظة البحيرة ', , "the governorate of the Lake") is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur. Overview Beheira Governorate en ...
that comprises: *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
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). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
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). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of Mariout (
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). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Marsa Matruh Mersa Matruh ( ar, مرسى مطروح, translit=Marsā Maṭrūḥ, ), also transliterated as ''Marsa Matruh'', is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is located west of Alexandria and east of Sallum on the main highway ...
(
Paraetonium Mersa Matruh ( ar, مرسى مطروح, translit=Marsā Maṭrūḥ, ), also transliterated as ''Marsa Matruh'', is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is located west of Alexandria and east of Sallum on the main highway ...
). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Apis). Being also: The titular archbishop and patriarchal exarch of : *The Great and Ancient Holy Titular Archdiocese of Pentapolis in (
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), that comprises: **The Holy Titular Metropolis of ( Cyrene), which includes: ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Appollonia). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Ptolemais). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
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). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Marmarica Marmarica ( Greek Μαρμαρική) in ancient geography was a littoral area in Ancient Libya, located between ''Cyrenaica'' and ''Aegyptus''. It corresponds to what is now the Libya and Egypt frontier, including the towns of Bomba (ancien ...
). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Darnis). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Barca). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Balacris). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Taucheira). **The Ancient and Holy Titular Metropolis of (
Tripolitania Tripolitania ( ar, طرابلس '; ber, Ṭrables, script=Latn; from Vulgar Latin: , from la, Regio Tripolitana, from grc-gre, Τριπολιτάνια), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province o ...
) in
Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
( Livis), that comprises: ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Neapolis). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Sabratha Sabratha ( ar, صبراتة, Ṣabrāta; also ''Sabratah'', ''Siburata''), in the Zawiya DistrictSuffragan Diocese of (
Oea Oea () was an ancient city in present-day Tripoli, Libya. It was founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC and later became a Roman– Berber colony. As part of the Roman Africa Nova province, Oea and surrounding Tripolitania were p ...
). **The Ancient and Holy Titular (
Exarchate of Africa The Exarchate of Africa was a division of the Byzantine Empire around Carthage that encompassed its possessions on the Western Mediterranean. Ruled by an exarch (viceroy), it was established by the Emperor Maurice in the late 580s and survive ...
) in
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, that comprises: ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Leptis Parva Leptis or Lepcis Parva was a Phoenician colony and Carthaginian and Roman port on Africa's Mediterranean coast, corresponding to the modern town Lemta, just south of Monastir, Tunisia. In antiquity, it was one of the wealthiest cities in the re ...
). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Hadramentum). **The Ancient and Holy Titular Metropolis of ( Numidia) in
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and
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
, that comprises: ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Mauretania Tingitana Mauretania Tingitana (Latin for "Tangerine Mauretania") was a Roman province, coinciding roughly with the northern part of present-day Morocco. The territory stretched from the northern peninsula opposite Gibraltar, to Sala Colonia (or Chella ...
). ***The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Mauretania Caesariensis). 4) Wissa (Besa), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
el-Balyana El Balyana ( ar, البلينا; cop, ⲃⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲏ, ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲁⲛⲏ ''Tpolubianē, '') is a small town in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile, it is situated near the ancient Egypt ...
( Abydos), comprising: *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Berdis. *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Awlad Tookh and its jurisdictions. 5) Paphnutius, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Samalut Samalut ( ar, سمالوط, from ''t-Semulot)'' is a city and a municipal division in the Minya Governorate in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, a few hours by train south of Cairo. The earliest known reference to the city of ...
and Taha El Aameda. 6) Benyamin (Benjamin), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Al Minufiyah ( Prosopolis). 7) Tadros (Theodoros), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Port Said ( Pelusium). Being also the titular bishop of: *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Tahpanhes). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Phacusa). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Farama Pelusium ( Ancient Egyptian: ; cop, /, romanized: , or , romanized: ; grc, Πηλουσιον, Pēlousion; la, Pēlūsium; Arabic: ; Egyptian Arabic: ) was an important city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile Delta, 30 km to ...
). 8) Serapion, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Los Angeles, all Southern California and Hawaii, USA. Being also the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in
Barstow, California Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. Located in the Inland Empire region of California, the population was 25,415 at the 2020 census. Barstow is an important crossroads for the In ...
, United States. 9) Athanasios, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...
and Primate of the Holy Metropolis of
Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...
and of all France, that is
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. 10) Paula (Paul), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Tanta. 11) Pissada, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Akhmim (Panopolis), Saqualta and the Holy Monasteries of Mount Akhmim in Upper Egypt. 12) Andrawis (Andrew), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Abutig, Sedna and el Ghanayem. 13) Ashe’yia (Isaiah), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Tahta, Juhayna and Gabalein (Aphroditopolis & Hispis (Pathyris)) 14) Markos (Mark), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Shubra el-Kheima. 15) Abram, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Faiyum. Being also the abbot of the Monastery of Archangel Gabriel in the Naqloun Mountain, Central Egypt. 16) Antonious Markos (Anthony Mark), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
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and its jurisdictions. 17) Barsoum (Parsoma), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Dairut and Sanabou. 18) Demetrios, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Mallawi, comprising the following: *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of Ansena ( Antinoopolis). *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of El Ashmunein (
Hermopolis Magna Hermopolis ( grc, Ἑρμούπολις ''Hermoúpolis'' "the City of Hermes", also ''Hermopolis Magna'', ''Hermoû pólis megálẽ'', egy, ḫmnw , Egyptological pronunciation: "Khemenu"; cop, Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ''Shmun''; ar, الأشموني ...
). Being also the abbot of the
Monastery of Saint Fana The Monastery of Saint Fana is a Coptic Orthodox monastery. It is named after Saint Fana, also known as Bane (c. 354–395), Coptic Christian hermit. The monastery is sometimes called the Monastery of Abu Fanah and is also known as the Monas ...
, Upper Egypt. 19) Bakhoum (Pachomius), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Sohag Sohag ( , ), also spelled as ''Sawhāj'', ''Suhag'' and ''Suhaj'', is a city on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt. It has been the capital of Sohag Governorate since 1960, before which the capital was Girga and the name of the governorate wa ...
(
Athribis Athribis ( ar, أتريب; Greek: , from the original Egyptian ''Hut-heryib'', cop, Ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ) was an ancient city in Lower Egypt. It is located in present-day Tell Atrib, just northeast of Benha on the hill of Kom Sidi Yusuf. The to ...
), comprising the following: *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of el-Mansha (
Ptolemais Hermiou Ptolemais Hermiou, or Ptolemais in the Thebaid, was a city and metropolitan archbishopric in Greco-Roman Egypt and remains a Catholic titular see. Today, the city of El Mansha ()-Bsoi () in the Sohag Governorate is located where the ancient city ...
). *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of el-Maragha. 20) Aghapios, metropolitan bishop the Holy Metropolis of Deir Mawas and Delga. 21) Thomas, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of el-Qusiya ( Qis) and
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. 22) Daniel, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Maadi Maadi ( ar, المعادي / transliterated:   ) is a leafy suburban district south of Cairo, Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile about upriver from downtown Cairo. The Nile at Maadi is parallelled by the Corniche, a waterfront promenade a ...
& El-Basateen, and General Secretary of the Holy Synod. 23) Cheroubim (Cherubim), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Qena Qena ( ar, قنا ' , locally: ; cop, ⲕⲱⲛⲏ ''Konē'') is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known in antiquity as Kaine (Greek Καινή, meaning "new (city)"; ...
, comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Qift Qift ( arz, قفط ; cop, Ⲕⲉϥⲧ, link=no ''Keft'' or ''Kebto''; Egyptian Gebtu; grc, Κόπτος, link=no ''Coptos'' / ''Koptos''; Roman Justinianopolis) is a small town in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about north of Luxor, situated un ...
(
Coptos Qift ( arz, قفط ; cop, Ⲕⲉϥⲧ, link=no ''Keft'' or ''Kebto''; Egyptian Gebtu; grc, Κόπτος, link=no ''Coptos'' / ''Koptos''; Roman Justinianopolis) is a small town in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about north of Luxor, situated un ...
) and its jurisdictions 24) Pimen, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Naqada (Ombos), comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of Qus ( Apollonopolis Parva). 25) Takla (Thekla), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of Dishna, comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Dendera Dendera ( ar, دَنْدَرة ''Dandarah''; grc, Τεντυρις or Τεντυρα; Bohairic cop, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, translit=Nitentōri; Sahidic cop, ⲛⲓⲧⲛⲧⲱⲣⲉ, translit=Nitntōre), also spelled ''Denderah'', ancient ...
(
Tentyris Dendera ( ar, دَنْدَرة ''Dandarah''; grc, Τεντυρις or Τεντυρα; Bohairic cop, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, translit=Nitentōri; Sahidic cop, ⲛⲓⲧⲛⲧⲱⲣⲉ, translit=Nitntōre), also spelled ''Denderah'', ancient ...
) and its jurisdictions. 26) Maximos, metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
Banha Banha ( arz, بنها ; , ) is the capital of the Qalyubiyya Governorate in north-eastern Egypt. Between the capital of Cairo and the city of Tanta, Banha is an important transport hub, as rail lines from Cairo to various cities in the Nile Del ...
( Leontopolis), comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of Quouwaysena (
Athribis Athribis ( ar, أتريب; Greek: , from the original Egyptian ''Hut-heryib'', cop, Ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ) was an ancient city in Lower Egypt. It is located in present-day Tell Atrib, just northeast of Benha on the hill of Kom Sidi Yusuf. The to ...
). 27) Youssef (Joseph), metropolitan bishop of the Holy Metropolis of
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. Being also the abbot of the Monastery of the Most Holy Virgin Mary and Saint Moses the Strong in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA and the abbot of the Convent of the Most Holy Virgin Mary and Saint Demiana in
Dawsonville, Georgia Dawsonville is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,536 at the 2010 census, up from 619 in 2000. Dawsonville is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Ar ...
, USA. 28) Angaelos, Archbishop of the Holy Archdiocese of London, South of England & South Wales (United Kingdom).


Diocesan bishops of the throne

29) Ammonios (Amon), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Luxor Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-a ...
( Diospolis Magna), comprising the following: *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Esna Esna ( ar, إسنا  , egy, jwny.t or ; cop, or ''Snē'' from ''tꜣ-snt''; grc-koi, Λατόπολις ''Latópolis'' or (''Pólis Látōn'') or (''Lattōn''); Latin: ''Lato''), is a city of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of ...
(
Latopolis Esna ( ar, إسنا  , egy, jwny.t or ; cop, or ''Snē'' from ''tꜣ-snt''; grc-koi, Λατόπολις ''Latópolis'' or (''Pólis Látōn'') or (''Lattōn''); Latin: ''Lato''), is a city of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of ...
). *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Armant Armant ( ar, أرْمَنْت; egy, jwn.w-n-mnṯ.w or ''jwn.w-šmꜥ.w''; Bohairic: ; Sahidic: ), also known as Hermonthis ( grc, Ἕρμωνθις), is a town located about south of Thebes. It was an important Middle Kingdom town, which was ...
(
Hermonthis Armant ( ar, أرْمَنْت; egy, jwn.w-n-mnṯ.w or ''jwn.w-šmꜥ.w''; Bohairic: ; Sahidic: ), also known as Hermonthis ( grc, Ἕρμωνθις), is a town located about south of Thebes. It was an important Middle Kingdom town, which was ...
). *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Edfu Edfu ( egy, bḥdt, ar, إدفو , ; also spelt Idfu, or in modern French as Edfou) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. Edfu is the site ...
( Apollonopolis Magna). Being also titular bishop of: *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of Coptos ( Maximianopolis). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Eileithyiaspolis). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of Qus ( Apollonopolis Parva). (Currently relieved from eparchial shepherding). 30) Missael, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
, all of the Midlands and its affiliated regions,
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. 31) Picenti (Pisentios), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Helwan and Al Maasara ( Tura). 32) Matthias, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
El-Mahalla El-Kubra El Mahalla El Kubra ( ar, المحلة الكبرى, , , ) – commonly shortened to ' – is the largest city of the Gharbia Governorate and in the Nile Delta, with a population of 535,278 as of 2012. It is a large industrial and agricultural cit ...
and Samanoud (
Sebennytos Samannud ( ar, سمنود ) is a city (''markaz'') located in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt. Known in classical antiquity as Sebennytos ( grc-gre, Σεβέννυτος), Samannud is a historic city that has been inhabited since the Ancient Egyptia ...
). (Currently relieved from eparchial shepherding) 33) Youannes (John), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Asyut AsyutAlso spelled ''Assiout'' or ''Assiut'' ( ar, أسيوط ' , from ' ) is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt. It was built close to the ancient city of the same name, which is situated nearby. The modern city is located at ...
( Lycopolis), comprising: *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Hieracon). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Hierakonopolis). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Apollonopolis Parva). 34) Sarapamon (Serapis Amon), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Atbara Atbara (sometimes Atbarah) ( ar, عطبرة ʿAṭbarah) is a city located in River Nile State in northeastern Sudan. Because of its links to the railway industry, Atbara is also known as the "Railway City'. As of 2007, its population is 1 ...
, Omdurman and all the North of the Sudan; comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Port Sudan Port Sudan ( ar, بور سودان, Būr Sūdān) is a port city in eastern Sudan, and the capital of the state of Red Sea. , it has 489,725 residents. Located on the Red Sea, Port Sudan is recognized as Sudan's main seaport and the source of 90% ...
. Being also titular bishop of: *The Great and Ancient Titular Metropolis of
Nubia Nubia () (Nobiin: Nobīn, ) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (just south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), or ...
, comprising: **The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Faras Faras (formerly grc, Παχώρας, ''Pakhôras''; la, Pachoras; Old Nubian: Ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ, ''Pakhoras'') was a major city in Lower Nubia. The site of the city, on the border between modern Egypt and Sudan at Wadi Halfa Salient, was fl ...
in
Nobatia Nobatia or Nobadia (; Greek: Νοβαδία, ''Nobadia''; Old Nubian: ⲙⲓⲅⲛ̅ ''Migin'' or ⲙⲓⲅⲓⲧⲛ︦ ⲅⲟⲩⲗ, ''Migitin Goul'' lit. "''of Nobadia's land''") was a late antique kingdom in Lower Nubia. Together with the tw ...
). **The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Dongola Dongola ( ar, دنقلا, Dunqulā), also spelled ''Dunqulah'', is the capital of the state of Northern Sudan, on the banks of the Nile, and a former Latin Catholic bishopric (14th century). It should not be confused with Old Dongola, an ancien ...
in Makouria). 35) Antony, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Ireland,
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and of all North East England, United Kingdom. Being also the abbot of the Monastery of St. Athanasius the Apostolic, United Kingdom. 36) Damian, Diocesan Bishop for the Holy Diocese of
Höxter Höxter () is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the left bank of the river Weser, 52 km north of Kassel in the centre of the Weser Uplands. The main town's population is around 15,000, and with outlying centres, about 30,0 ...
, Brenkhausen and affiliate jurisdictions. Being also the abbot of the Monastery of St. Mary & St. Maurice in
Höxter Höxter () is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the left bank of the river Weser, 52 km north of Kassel in the centre of the Weser Uplands. The main town's population is around 15,000, and with outlying centres, about 30,0 ...
, Germany 37) Barnaba (Barnabas), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Torino Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
and Southern Italy. 38) Gabriel, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Beni Suef (
Herakleopolis Magna Heracleopolis Magna ( grc-gre, Μεγάλη Ἡρακλέους πόλις, ''Megálē Herakléous pólis'') and Heracleopolis (, ''Herakleópolis'') and Herakleoupolis (), is the Roman name of the capital of the 20th nome of ancient Upper Eg ...
) comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of
El-Bahnasa Oxyrhynchus (; grc-gre, Ὀξύρρυγχος, Oxýrrhynchos, sharp-nosed; ancient Egyptian ''Pr-Medjed''; cop, or , ''Pemdje''; ar, البهنسا, ''Al-Bahnasa'') is a city in Middle Egypt located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo ...
( Oxyrhynchus). Being also titular bishop of: *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Nilopolis Nilopolis or Delas ( Coptic: ϯⲗⲟϫ ''Tilodj'') was a city in Egypt situated on the left bank of the Nile, about forty-seven miles from Memphis. It was an episcopal see that a suffragan of the metropolitan of Oxyrynchos, in the Roman provin ...
). *The Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Delas). 39) Suriel, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Victoria (Australia) Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in ...
,
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,
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,
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
,
Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, New Zealand and patriarchal exarch of all
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. Being also the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in Heathcote,
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. (Currently relieved from eparchial shepherding) 40) Georgios (George), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Matai ( Acanthus) and its jurisdictions. 41) Stephanos (Stephen), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Beba, comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of Samasta and El Fashn. 42) Timotheos (Timothy), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Zaqaziq Zagazig ( ar, الزقازيق '  , rural: ) is a city in Lower Egypt. Situated in the eastern part of the Nile delta, it is the capital of the governorate of Sharqia. It is located on the Muweis Canal and is a hub of the corn and cott ...
(
Bubastis Bubastis ( Bohairic Coptic: ''Poubasti''; Greek: ''Boubastis'' or ''Boubastos''), also known in Arabic as Tell-Basta or in Egyptian as Per-Bast, was an ancient Egyptian city. Bubastis is often identified with the biblical ''Pi-Beseth'' ( h ...
), comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of Menya Al Qamh (
Sais Sais ( grc, Σάϊς, cop, Ⲥⲁⲓ) was an ancient Egyptian city in the Western Nile Delta on the Canopic branch of the Nile,Mish, Frederick C., Editor in Chief. "Saïs." '' Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary''. 9th ed. Springfield ...
). Being also titular bishop of the Titular and Holy Suffragan Dioceses of ( Busiris). 43) David, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of New York and New England and all Northeastern states of the
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. 44) Gabriel, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
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and all Austria. Being also abbot of the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in Obersiebenbrunn. 45) Aghathon, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Maghagha Maghagha ( ar, مغاغة) is a city in Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile. It is the northernmost city in the Minya Governorate. History The old names of the town were ''Nimoui'' (, from ) and ''Gazirat al-Hagar'' ().ابن ممات ...
, comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of
El Idwa El Idwa is a city in the Minya Governorate of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile. See also * List of cities and towns in Egypt A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surna ...
. 46) Ilia (Elijah), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...
and all the South of the Sudan; being also titular bishop of the Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of ( Soba in
Alodia Alodia, also known as Alwa ( grc-gre, Aρουα, ''Aroua''; ar, علوة, ''ʿAlwa''), was a medieval kingdom in what is now central and southern Sudan. Its capital was the city of Soba, located near modern-day Khartoum at the confluence of t ...
). 47) Kosman (Cosmas), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
El Arish ʻArish or el-ʻArīsh ( ar, العريش ' , ''Hrinokorura'') is the capital and largest city (with 164,830 inhabitants ) of the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt, as well as the largest city on the entire Sinai Peninsula, lying on the Medite ...
(
Rhinocorura Rhinocorura ( grc-gre, Ῥινοκόρουρα, ''Rhinokóroura'', or , ''Rhinokoúroura'') or Rhinocolura (, ''Rhinokóloura'') was the name of a region and associated town (or towns) and rivers lying between Ancient Egypt and the Land of Israe ...
) and all North Sinai, comprising the following: *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of El Qantarah. *The Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Rafah Rafah ( ar, رفح, Rafaḥ) is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip. It is the district capital of the Rafah Governorate, located south of Gaza City. Rafah's population of 152,950 (2014) is overwhelmingly made up of former Palestini ...
(
Rafia Raffia palms (''Raphia'') are a genus of about twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and especially Madagascar, with one species (''R. taedigera'') also occurring in Central and South America. ''R. taedigera'' is the sou ...
). 48) Apollo, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
El-Tor El Tor ( ar, الطور ''/'' ), also romanized as ''Al-Tur'' and ''At-Tur'' and known as ''Tur Sinai'', formerly Raithu, is a small city and the capital of the South Sinai Governorate of Egypt. The name of the city comes from the Arabic term for ...
( Raithu) and all
South Sinai South Sinai Governorate ( ar, محافظة جنوب سيناء ') is the least populated governorate of Egypt. It is located in the east of the country, encompassing the southern half of the Sinai Peninsula. Saint Catherine's Monastery, an Easte ...
, comprising the Holy Suffragan Diocese of
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh ( ar, شرم الشيخ, ), commonly abbreviated to Sharm, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 53,670 ...
. 49) Seraphim, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Ismailia Ismailia ( ar, الإسماعيلية ', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city has a population of 1,406,699 (or approximately 750,000, includi ...
( Heroonopolis) and titular bishop of the Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (
Pithom Pithom ( Ancient Egyptian: ; Hebrew: ; Ancient Greek: or ) was an ancient city of Egypt. Multiple references in ancient Greek, Roman, and Hebrew Bible sources exist for this city, but its exact location remains somewhat uncertain. A number o ...
). 50) Daniel, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Sydney,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
,
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
, Japan and patriarchal exarch of all
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. 51) Macarios, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Minya. 52) Apakir (Apa Cyrrhus), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Stockholm and of all
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. 53) Aghathon, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
and of all Brazil. 54) Youssef (Joseph), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Santa Cruz and of all Bolivia. 55) Mercurios (Mercure), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Girga (
Thinis Thinis (Greek: Θίνις ''Thinis'', Θίς ''This'' ; Egyptian: Tjenu; cop, Ⲧⲓⲛ; ar, ثينيس) was the capital city of the first dynasties of ancient Egypt. Thinis remains undiscovered but is well attested by ancient writers, includ ...
) & affiliate jurisdictions. 56) Theodosios, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Central Giza (
Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...
) & affiliate jurisdictions. 57) Mina (Menas), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Mississauga,
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
& all Western Canada. 58) Salib (Pistavros), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Meit Ghamr & affiliate jurisdictions. 59) Youhanna (John), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Imbaba, El-Warraq & affiliate jurisdictions. 60) Arsany (Arsanios), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
and all the
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
& affiliate jurisdictions. 61) Pavlos (Paul), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, all
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and
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62) Luka (Luke), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Geneva ( Switzerland) and Southern France 63) Dometius, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of October City, Ausim, Ashmoon & affiliate jurisdictions. 64) Maqar (Makarios), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Al Sharqiyah (
Bubastis Bubastis ( Bohairic Coptic: ''Poubasti''; Greek: ''Boubastis'' or ''Boubastos''), also known in Arabic as Tell-Basta or in Egyptian as Per-Bast, was an ancient Egyptian city. Bubastis is often identified with the biblical ''Pi-Beseth'' ( h ...
) and 10th of Ramadan City, being also the titular bishop of the Titular and Holy Suffragan Dioceses of (
Thmuis Thmuis (; Greek: ; ar, Tell El-Timai) was a city in Lower Egypt, located on the canal east of the Nile, between its Tanitic and Mendesian branches. Its ruins are near the modern city of Timayy al-Imdid. History During the Ptolemaic period, ...
), ( Fakus) and of (
Tanis Tanis ( grc, Τάνις or Τανέως ) or San al-Hagar ( ar, صان الحجر, Ṣān al-Ḥaǧar; egy, ḏꜥn.t ; ; cop, ϫⲁⲛⲓ or or ) is the Greek name for ancient Egyptian ''ḏꜥn.t'', an important archaeological site in the ...
). 65) Zosima (Zosimos), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Atfih Atfih ( ar, أطفيح '  , ''Tpeh or Tpēh'') is a town in Middle Egypt. It was part of the now defunct Helwan Governorate from April 2008 to April 2011, after which it was reincorporated into the Giza Governorate. As of 2001, it has a pop ...
(Aphroditopolis), El-Saff & affiliate jurisdictions. 66) Samuel, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Tamouh, El-Badrashein, El Hawamdiah & affiliate jurisdictions. 67) Isshak (Isaac), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Tima ( Antaeopolis). 68) Markos (Mark), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Damietta (Thamiates) Being also the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Demiana. 69) Karas (Cyrrhus), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Pennsylvania & its Affiliated Regions (Maryland, Delaware & West Virginia) (USA) 70) Bemwa (Pamouh), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Suez (
Clysma Clysma ( el, Κλῦσμα, Κλειυσμα) was an ancient city and bishopric in Egypt. It was located at the head of the Gulf of Suez. History Clysma was founded or rebuilt by Emperor Trajan in the second century AD to protect travellers and ...
). 71) Marc (Mark), Diocesan Bishop of
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and all Northern France 72) Peter, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of North Carolina, South Carolina & Kentucky (USA) 73) Giovanni, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Central Europe (Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania & Slovenia) 74) Seraphim, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Ohio, Michigan & Indiana (USA) 75) Antonio, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, Northern Italy. Being also the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite in
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
76) Arsanius, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of El Wady El-Gedid (New Valley). 77) Theophilus, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Manfalut. 78) Ilarion (Hilarion), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of
Hurghada Hurghada (; ar, الغردقة ', ) is a city in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. It is one of the country's main tourist centres located on the Red Sea coast. Overview Hurghada was founded in the early 20th century. For many decades it wa ...
, Kosseir, & all the
Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...
79) Boules (Paul), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Ottawa, Montreal & Eastern Canada, Canada; 80) Philopateer, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Abu Qurqas 81) Fam, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of East Minya 82) Bishoy (Pishoy), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Aswan & affiliate jurisdictions. 83) Anianus, diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Beni Mazar & affiliate jurisdictions. 84) Nofer, diocesan bishopt of the Holy Diocese of Shebin El Quanater, Toukh and El Khanka 85) Picenti (Pisentios), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Abnub and el Fateh & New Assiut & affiliate jurisdictions. Being also the abbot of the Monastery of St. Mina in Abnub.


Suffragan bishops of the throne

86) Michael, suffragan bishop of the Holy Suffragan Diocese of Ashburn, Virginia parts of Richmond, Virginia], USA; suffragan to the Archdiocese of North America, which is currently under patriarchal jurisdiction.


Auxiliary bishops of the throne

87)
Abraham Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Je ...
, auxiliary bishop for the Holy Metropolis of
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, auxiliary to Metropolitan Serapion. 88) Kyrillos, auxiliary bishop for the Holy Metropolis of
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, auxiliary to Metropolitan Serapion. 89) Basil, auxiliary bishop for the Holy Diocese of
Southern United States The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean ...
, auxiliary to
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
Youssef. 90) Gregory, auxiliary bishop for the Holy Diocese of
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, auxiliary to
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
Youssef.


Assistant bishops of suffragan patriarchal dioceses of the throne

91) Raphael, assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of Central Cairo (Down Town) in the Holy Archdiocese of
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope. 92) Maximos, assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of Dar El Salam (Irinipolis) in the Holy Archdiocese of
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope. 93) Martyros, assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of East of the Railroad Region in the Holy Archdiocese of
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope. 94) Youlyous (Julius), assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of Old Cairo ( Babylon), Manial and Fum El Khalig in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope and administrator of the Bishopric of Social Services 95) Abanoub (Abba Noub), assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of
Mokattam The Mokattam ( arz, المقطم  , also spelled Muqattam), also known as the Mukattam Mountain or Hills, is the name of a range of hills and a suburb in them, located in southeastern Cairo, Egypt. Etymology The Arabic name ''Mokattam'' ...
in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope. 96) Makary (Makarios), assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of Southern Shoubra in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope. 97) Angelos, assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of Northern Shoubra in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope. 98) Pavly (Paul), assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of El-Montazah District in the Holy Archdiocese of
Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
(
Rhakotis Rhacotis (Egyptian: ''r-ꜥ-qd(y)t'', Greek ''Ῥακῶτις''; also romanized as Rhakotis) was the name for a city on the northern coast of Egypt at the site of Alexandria. Classical sources from the Greco-Roman era in both Ancient Greek and t ...
), assistant to the pope. 99) Klemandos (Clement), assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of El-Hagana & Almaza in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope. 100) Ilarion (Hilarion), assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of the Western District in the Holy Archdiocese of
Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
(
Rhakotis Rhacotis (Egyptian: ''r-ꜥ-qd(y)t'', Greek ''Ῥακῶτις''; also romanized as Rhakotis) was the name for a city on the northern coast of Egypt at the site of Alexandria. Classical sources from the Greco-Roman era in both Ancient Greek and t ...
), assistant to the pope. 101) Hermina (Hermion), assistant bishop for the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of the Central & Eastern Districts in the Holy Archdiocese of
Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
(
Rhakotis Rhacotis (Egyptian: ''r-ꜥ-qd(y)t'', Greek ''Ῥακῶτις''; also romanized as Rhakotis) was the name for a city on the northern coast of Egypt at the site of Alexandria. Classical sources from the Greco-Roman era in both Ancient Greek and t ...
), assistant to the pope. 102) Mikhail (Michael), assistant bishop of the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of Hadayek El-Kobba, El-Wailly & Mansheyat El-Sadr in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope 103) Sidaros, assistant bishop of the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of Ezbet El Nakhl in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope 104) Axios, assistant bishop of the patriarchal Suffragan Holy Diocese of Ain Shams & El-Matareya in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo ( Arcadia Ægypti), assistant to the pope


Patriarchal exarchs and vicars of the throne

105) Macarios,
patriarchal exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
of the Eritrean Congregation in the USA. Member of the Eritrean Holy Synod. 106) Pavlos (Paul),
patriarchal exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
, in the capacity of a Missionary Bishop for the Exarchate of Evangelism & Mission in
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and
Central Africa Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo ...
. 107) Youssab (Joseph),
patriarchal vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...
for the Holy Diocese of
Luxor Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-a ...
( Diospolis Magna), assistant to the pope. 108) Youakim (Joachim),
patriarchal vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...
for the Holy Diocese of
Esna Esna ( ar, إسنا  , egy, jwny.t or ; cop, or ''Snē'' from ''tꜣ-snt''; grc-koi, Λατόπολις ''Latópolis'' or (''Pólis Látōn'') or (''Lattōn''); Latin: ''Lato''), is a city of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of ...
(
Latopolis Esna ( ar, إسنا  , egy, jwny.t or ; cop, or ''Snē'' from ''tꜣ-snt''; grc-koi, Λατόπολις ''Latópolis'' or (''Pólis Látōn'') or (''Lattōn''); Latin: ''Lato''), is a city of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of ...
) and
Armant Armant ( ar, أرْمَنْت; egy, jwn.w-n-mnṯ.w or ''jwn.w-šmꜥ.w''; Bohairic: ; Sahidic: ), also known as Hermonthis ( grc, Ἕρμωνθις), is a town located about south of Thebes. It was an important Middle Kingdom town, which was ...
(
Hermonthis Armant ( ar, أرْمَنْت; egy, jwn.w-n-mnṯ.w or ''jwn.w-šmꜥ.w''; Bohairic: ; Sahidic: ), also known as Hermonthis ( grc, Ἕρμωνθις), is a town located about south of Thebes. It was an important Middle Kingdom town, which was ...
), assistant to the pope. 109) Joseph,
patriarchal exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
, in the capacity of a Missionary Bishop for the churches in Africa (Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe & Malawi), assistant to the pope. 110) Reweis,
patriarchal exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
, in the capacity of a Missionary Bishop for the churches in
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, assistant to the pope. 111) Aghnatius,
patriarchal vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...
for the Holy Diocese of El-Mahalla El-Kubra and Samanoud, assistant to the pope. 112) Archilidis,
patriarchal exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
in Toronto, Canada for the Archdiocese of North America. 113) Gabriel,
patriarchal exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
in Cedar Grove, New Jersey for the Archdiocese of North America.


Bishop abbots of the Holy and Sacred Monasteries of the throne

114) Mattaos (Matthew), bishop and abbot of the Monastery of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, known as the Syrian Monastery, in
Scetes Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; Coptic: , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt de ...
, Lower Egypt. 115) Basilios (Basil), bishop and abbot of the
Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor (Arabic: دير الأنبا صموئيل المعترف), Dair al-Anba Ṣamū'īl al-mu'tarif " or Deir el-Qalamun (Arabic: دير القلمون) is an Egyptian monastery in the Western Desert. Locatio ...
, in El Qualamon Mountain,
Upper Egypt Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south. In ancient E ...
. 116) Yustos (Justus), bishop and abbot of the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great, in the
Eastern Desert The Eastern Desert (Archaically known as Arabia or the Arabian Desert) is the part of the Sahara desert that is located east of the Nile river. It spans of North-Eastern Africa and is bordered by the Nile river to the west and the Red Sea an ...
. 117) Isithoros (Isidore), bishop and abbot of the Monastery of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, known as the Paromeos (Roman) Monastery, in
Scetes Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; Coptic: , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt de ...
, Lower Egypt. 118) Kyrillos (Cyril), bishop and abbot of the
Monastery of Saint Mina The Monastery of Saint Mina is a monastery of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria located in the Western Desert near Alexandria. It is dedicated to Saint Menas. The modern monastery is built close to the ruins of Abu Mena, the original pi ...
, in the Desert of Mariut (
Mareotis Lake Mariout ( ar, بحيرة مريوط ', , also spelled Maryut or Mariut), is a brackish lake in northern Egypt near the city of Alexandria. The lake area covered and had a navigable canal at the beginning of the 20th century, but at the begin ...
), Lower Egypt. 119) Mina (Menas), bishop and abbot of the Monastery of Saint George in El Khatatba, Central Egypt. 120) Daniel, bishop and abbot of the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, in the
Eastern Desert The Eastern Desert (Archaically known as Arabia or the Arabian Desert) is the part of the Sahara desert that is located east of the Nile river. It spans of North-Eastern Africa and is bordered by the Nile river to the west and the Red Sea an ...
. 121) Daniel, bishop and abbot of the Monastery of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite, in Sydney,
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, Australia. 122) Oulogios (Evlogios), bishop and abbot of the Monastery of Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite in
Sohag Sohag ( , ), also spelled as ''Sawhāj'', ''Suhag'' and ''Suhaj'', is a city on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt. It has been the capital of Sohag Governorate since 1960, before which the capital was Girga and the name of the governorate wa ...
,
Upper Egypt Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south. In ancient E ...
. 123) Mikhail (Michael), bishop and abbot of the Monastery of
Saint Anthony the Great Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...
in Kroeffelbach,
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. 124) Pigol, bishop and abbot of the Monastery of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, known as Al Muharraq Monastery,
Upper Egypt Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south. In ancient E ...
125) Mettaous, bishop and abbot of the Monastery of St. Mary in Akhmim,
Upper Egypt Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south. In ancient E ...
126) Saweros (Severus), bishop and abbot of the Monasteries of St Thomas & Mar Boctor in El-Khatatba, Central Egypt. 127) Aghapius, bishop and abbot of the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in
Scetes Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; Coptic: , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt de ...
, Lower Egypt. 128) Arsanious, bishop and abbot of the Monastery of Saint Pachomius the Cenobite in Edfu, Upper Egypt. 129) Dioscoros, bishop and abbot of the Monastery of Saint John the Short - Alamein


General bishops of the throne

130) Youhanna (John), general bishop and Patriarchal Emissary at large. 131) Thomas, general bishop and assistant to the abbot of the Monasteries of St Thomas & Mar Boctor in El-Khatatba, Central Egypt.


General bishops administrators of the bishoprics of the throne

132) Moussa (Moses), general bishop and administrator for the Bishopric of Youth Affairs. 133) Dioscoros, general bishop and administrator of the Patriarchal Print Shop. 134) Botros (Peter), general bishop for the Patriarchal Media (Head of Aghapy TV Channel). 135) Armiah (Jeremiah), general bishop and chief of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center.


Patriarchal vicar in Alexandria

136)
Hegumen Hegumen, hegumenos, or igumen ( el, ἡγούμενος, trans. ), is the title for the head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, similar to the title of abbot. The head of a convent of nuns is called a hegumenia ...
Abraam Emil, Grand Economos and
patriarchal vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...
in
Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
.


Patriarchal vicar in Cairo

137)
Hegumen Hegumen, hegumenos, or igumen ( el, ἡγούμενος, trans. ), is the title for the head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, similar to the title of abbot. The head of a convent of nuns is called a hegumenia ...
Sergios Sergios, administrative patriarchal vicar in
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
.


Vacant metropolis/diocese/abbey

1) (Vacant), bishop and abbot of the Monastery of Saint George in El Rozaiquat, Central Egypt. 2) (Vacant), patriarchal exarch of the Eritrean Congregation in the UK and Member of the Eritrean Holy Synod. (Vacant after the departure of Bishop Markos on April 29, 2017) 3) (Vacant), bishop and abbot of the
Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great The Monastery of Saint Macarius The Great also known as Dayr Aba Maqār ( ar, دير الأنبا مقار) is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun, Beheira Governorate, about north-west of Cairo, and off the highway betwee ...
in
Scetes Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; Coptic: , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt de ...
, Lower Egypt. (Vacant after the martyrdom of Bishop Epiphanios on July 29, 2018) 4) (Vacant), auxiliary bishop for the Holy Metropolis of
Beheira Beheira Governorate ( ar, محافظة البحيرة ', , "the governorate of the Lake") is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur. Overview Beheira Governorate en ...
( Hermopolis Parva), auxiliary to Metropolitan Pachomios. (Vacant after the departure of Bishop Issak on September 6, 2022) 5) (Vacant), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Mansoura (Leontopolis) and titular bishop of the Titular and Holy Suffragan Diocese of (Mendes). Being also abbot of the Monastery of Saint George at Meit Demsis, Lower Egypt. (Vacant after the departure of Bishop Dawood on December 6, 2022) 6) (Vacant), diocesan bishop of the Holy Diocese of Nag Hammâdi ( Khenoboskion) and Abu Tesht. (Vacant after the departure of Bishop Kyrillos on December 22, 2022)


Definition of hierarchical titles according to the Alexandrine Tradition


Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria

Pontiff A pontiff (from Latin ''pontifex'') was, in Roman antiquity, a member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs."Pontifex". "Oxford English Dictionary", March 2007 The term "pontiff" was la ...
and Supreme Hierarch of the Holy Orthodox & Apostolic Throne of Alexandria. He is considered
First among equals ''Primus inter pares'' is a Latin phrase meaning first among equals. It is typically used as an honorary title for someone who is formally equal to other members of their group but is accorded unofficial respect, traditionally owing to their se ...
(primus inter pares) on his
Apostolic Throne In Christianity, the concept of an Apostolic Throne refers to one of the historic Patriarchates that was associated with a specific apostle. Not all of the apostles are associated with specific "thrones"; in general, the phrase applies to Apostles ...
. He presides over the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and over all Patriarchal Institutions. He is also the Head of the
Catechetical School of Alexandria The Catechetical School of Alexandria was a school of Christian theologians and bishops and deacons in Alexandria. The teachers and students of the school (also known as the Didascalium) were influential in many of the early theological controver ...
. He consecrates, crowns and enthrones patriarchs and catholicoi (within his Dominion/Jurisdiction in Africa). He consecrates and crowns archbishops, metropolitans and Bishops, and delegates several metropolitans and Bishops to enthrone them. He ordains archpriests, priests, archdeacons, deacons, sub-deacons, all minor orders, all ranks of monastics, elevates Bishops to the metropolitan, the archiepiscopal or the patriarchal dignity. He consecrates the Holy Myron. He also bestows the honor of the Great Schema upon the monastics who have achieved the highest degree of asceticism in monastic life or upon those who are to be ordained to the episcopal rank. He anoints, crowns and enthrones Orthodox Emperors and Empresses, Orthodox Kings and Queens. He also consecrates all Church buildings, altars, baptisteries, holy vessels and vestments. He has the First and the Highest Rank of the Episcopal Dignity of the Holy Apostolic Throne of Alexandria. He is the Primate of the second highest Apostolic Throne, in accordance with the Canon Laws of the Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325 AD), after Imperial Rome. The Throne of Alexandria later became third in rank, after the Imperial Cities of Rome and Constantinople, New Rome, in accordance with the Canon Laws of the Ecumenical Council of Constantinople (381AD).


Metropolitan archbishops and metropolitan bishops

Administrative title of the episcopal rank for a large diocese or eparchy, bestowed upon a diocesan bishop by the patriarch, in recognition for his long service in his diocese/eparchy. It can also be granted due to the extended size of a diocese or an eparchy (by becoming an archdiocese or an archeparchy,) thus forming or is considered as an ecclesiastical province, which requires its prelate to be elevated to the metropolitan /archiepiscopal dignity. The higher title of metropolitan bishop/metropolitan archbishop is granted to the bishop of the metropolis. He may oversee several suffragan bishops (to each his own diocese) within his province, auxiliary bishops (assistant to the hierarch) and/or chori-episcopoi, under his jurisdiction. The title of metropolitan archbishop is granted to the hierarch of the metropolis that has a historical dignity within the throne, and whose bishop ought to have the honorary dignity of a metropolitan archbishop, like metropolitan archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jerusalem, All Palestine and Philadelphia of Jordan and
patriarchal exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
of all the Near East and the metropolitan archbishop and patriarchal exarch of the Ancient Archdiocese of Pentapolis in (
Cyrenaica Cyrenaica ( ) or Kyrenaika ( ar, برقة, Barqah, grc-koi, Κυρηναϊκή παρχίαKurēnaïkḗ parkhíā}, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya. Cyrenaica includes all of the eastern part of Libya between ...
), comprising the suffragan dioceses of: ( Cyrene), ( Appollonia),( Ptolemais), (
Berenice Berenice ( grc, Βερενίκη, ''Bereníkē'') is the Ancient Macedonian form of the Attic Greek name ''Pherenikē'', which means "bearer of victory" . Berenika, priestess of Demeter in Lete ca. 350 BC, is the oldest epigraphical evidence. ...
) and ( Arsinoe), who is also the metropolitan archbishop and patriarchal exarch of the Ancient Archdiocese of
Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
, comprising the suffragan dioceses of: ( Livis,
Marmarica Marmarica ( Greek Μαρμαρική) in ancient geography was a littoral area in Ancient Libya, located between ''Cyrenaica'' and ''Aegyptus''. It corresponds to what is now the Libya and Egypt frontier, including the towns of Bomba (ancien ...
, Darnis and
Tripolitania Tripolitania ( ar, طرابلس '; ber, Ṭrables, script=Latn; from Vulgar Latin: , from la, Regio Tripolitana, from grc-gre, Τριπολιτάνια), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province o ...
). He is called metropolitan in his own diocesan city, the metropolis and is called archbishop in all the other suffragan dioceses, whose suffragan bishops are under his jurisdiction. Whereas, the metropolitan bishop is called metropolitan in his own Diocesan City with its jurisdictions, which as a whole is considered a metropolis, according to the jurisdictional subdivision of the Church, and he may have assistant bishops or auxiliary bishops under his jurisdiction, but does not have suffragan dioceses, headed by suffragan bishops, under his jurisdiction. He assists the patriarch and other hierarchs in consecrating, crowning and enthroning other patriarchs, catholicoi, archbishops, metropolitans and Bishops. He ordains archpriests, priests, archdeacons, deacons, sub-deacons and all minor orders to serve the parishes in his diocese or eparchy. He bestows the honor of the Great Schema upon the monastics who have achieved the highest degree of monastic life or upon those who are to be ordained to the episcopal rank and ordain novices to the monastic rank for the monasteries under his jurisdiction. He assists the patriarch in consecrating the Holy Myron. He also consecrates all Church buildings, altars, baptisteries and holy vessels and vestments in his diocese or eparchy. He exercises the same authority in his metropolis and its jurisdiction as the patriarch on his throne. He can also be the abbot of a monastery, if assigned by the patriarch. In the case of the departure of the patriarch, the senior metropolitan in ordination, acts as Locum Tenens of the throne, until the election of the new patriarch, whom he will enthrone, along with the entire body of the hierarchy of the throne. During that time, no ordination of new hierarchs, no consecration of the Holy Myron, no new patriarchal decrees or alteration of previous patriarchal or Holy Synod decrees can be made. He is second in rank in the episcopal dignity.


Diocesan or eparchial bishop

Hierarch chosen to oversee a diocese or an
eparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...
, whether this diocese or
eparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...
is a subdivision of the patriarchate or a subdivision of a greater province, ruled by a metropolitan archbishop (which, in this case these are called suffragan bishops.) He is the shepherd of his flock. He has the right to consecrate parishes, altars, baptisteries and all ecclesiastical foundations. He assists the patriarch and other hierarchs in consecrating, crowning and enthroning other patriarchs, catholicoi, archbishops, metropolitans and Bishops. He ordains archpriests, priests, archdeacons, deacons, sub-deacons and all minor orders to serve the parishes of his diocese or eparchy. He bestows the honor of the Great Schema upon the monastics who have achieved the highest degree of monastic life or upon those who are to be consecrated to the episcopal rank and ordain novices to the monastic rank for the monasteries under his jurisdiction. He assists the patriarch in consecrating the Holy Myron. He also consecrates, within his diocese or eparchy, all Church buildings, altars, baptisteries, holy vessels and vestments. He exercises the same authority in his diocese as the patriarch on his Throne. He can also be the abbot of a monastery, if assigned by the patriarch. He is third in rank in the episcopal dignity.


General bishop/exarch of the throne

Hierarch who does not have a jurisdiction over a particular diocese and who is given a temporary patriarchal assignment to shepherd or supervise either a particular district/portion of the patriarchal diocese or on "at large" designation as a delegate assistant to the hierarch. He can also be serving within the patriarchal diocese/Jurisdiction, shepherding multiple congregations. He can also supervise an area or a region that has not yet been designated or established as a diocese, thus acting as an exarch of the throne. In this case, he is considered as a
patriarchal vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...
if assigned within Egypt (the Mother Church) or as a patriarchal exarch of the throne if assigned outside Egypt for certain duration. He also can be the administrator of a bishop ric (i.e. the Youth, Social & Ecumenical Services, Scientific Research & Higher Coptic Studies Bishoprics), which are patriarchal organizations headed by a general bishop concerned with social, educational and spiritual care of the members of the patriarchate at large or of a Patriarchal Institution (the Patriarchal Print Shop, or the Patriarchal Secretariat). In this capacity, he is the administrator of this particular bishopric or Patriarchal Institution. He assists the patriarch and other hierarchs in consecrating, crowning and enthroning other patriarchs, catholicoi, archbishops, metropolitans and bishops. He ordains archpriests, priests, archdeacons, deacons, sub-deacons and all minor orders to serve the parishes with patriarchal permission within the province, which are directly under the patriarchal jurisdiction, whether within Egypt or outside Egypt, when delegated. He assists the patriarch in consecrating the Holy Myron. He also consecrates all Church buildings, altars, baptisteries and holy vessels and vestments by patriarchal delegation. He reports directly to the patriarch. He has the same episcopal authority and dignity as a regular bishop. He can also be the abbot of a monastery, if assigned by the patriarch, and in this case he is given the title of bishop abbot, and ceases to be a general bishop or exarch of the throne. The title of general bishop is not in conformity with the Holy and Apostolic Canon Laws of the Orthodox Church. On the other hand, an exarch was and still is a permissible form of patriarchal delegation or representation.


Auxiliary bishop/assistant bishop/suffragan bishop

A suffragan hierarch who has been delegated by the patriarch or a metropolitan archbishop to serve a district or part of the patriarchal or metropolitan archdiocese or jurisdiction, or a suffragan diocese to the metropolitan archdiocese; if suffragan diocese is in question based on a quasi-permanent, occasional or as a temporal helper, then it is within patriarchal diocesan jurisdiction, although in this case, he would be called assistant bishop. He shepherds the congregation of that particular diocese (if suffragan) or district (if within the patriarchal diocese), reporting directly to the metropolitan archbishop or the pope of Alexandria respectively. He can also be assigned as an assistant by the pope of Alexandria to help a metropolitan bishop in his metropolitanate, which is not divided into smaller subdivisions of suffragan dioceses, and based upon the metropolitan bishop's or the metropolitan archbishop's request, if the latter requires an assistant. In this case, he is called an assistant bishop, he reports to the diocesan hierarch, i.e. the metropolitan bishop or the metropolitan archbishop. He does not, however, inherit (take over) the metropolis after the departure of the metropolitan bishop or the metropolitan archbishop. In the case that this bishop is chosen as a " coadjutor bishop" to a particular metropolis/archdiocese or a suffragan diocese of the metropolis in the capacity of coadjutor bishop, in assistance to the metropolitan bishop or the metropolitan archbishop, thus being second in command; then he has the right of succession when the latter reposes in the Lord. However, this form of governance is not favored and seldom applied nowadays in the Alexandrine tradition. If the metropolitan bishop or the metropolitan archbishop of a large metropolis or archdiocese is in need of one or more general helpers in all kinds of services and to delegate to serve or shepherd all over the jurisdiction of the aforementioned hierarch, then the chosen bishop/s is/are called auxiliary bishop/s to the hierarch in these capacities. The idea of having more than one bishop shepherding a particular diocese/metropolitanate/archdiocese is against the Canon Laws of the Church. This, however has been, recently, adapted and ratified by local synodical decrees, on the basis that the auxiliary bishop is assigned to a metropolitan bishop or the metropolitan archbishop within his province, for a specific district or region (being too small to be considered as a suffragan diocese), as a means for better serving the congregation of a large diocese. In this case, the large diocese is considered as a province. These auxiliary bishops are considered to the metropolitan bishop or the metropolitan archbishop of the province as the bishops of the patriarchate are to the patriarch within his patriarchate. If the metropolis or the archdiocese has one or more suffragan diocese within its jurisdiction, then the appointment of suffragan bishops is a canonically accepted measure to extend the proper episcopal shepherding to this/these suffragan diocese(s). These appointments are reasoned in the following cases: *The metropolitan bishop or the metropolitan archbishop, being the Hierarch of a large region or jurisdiction, which includes many cities and their suburbs, that could be divided into more than one diocese within the metropolis and since he reserves the right to be the diocesan bishop, meaning the (Shepherd) of the main city ( the metropolis) of his archeparchial province, he appoints suffragan bishops for these dioceses. *Due to the age or physical health of the metropolitan bishop or the metropolitan archbishop, an auxiliary bishop is then appointed to serve a part of the metropolis /archdiocese or an assistant bishop is appointed as a general assistant to the ruling hierarch. The auxiliary bishop/suffragan bishop/assistant bishop assists the patriarch and other hierarchs in consecrating, crowning and enthroning other patriarchs, catholicoi, archbishops, metropolitans and bishops. He ordains archpriests, priests, archdeacons, deacons, sub-deacons and all minor orders to serve the parishes of his district, diocese or eparchy. He assists the patriarch, and all the metropolitans and all the bishops in consecrating the Holy Myron. He also consecrates all Church buildings, altars, baptisteries, holy vessels and vestments by patriarchal, archiepiscopal or metropolitan delegation. He has the same episcopal authority and dignity as a regular bishop.


Titular bishop

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 In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
. It would be considered a part of his ecclesiastical jurisdiction; rather than having a metropolitan bishop or a metropolitan archbishop or a bishop overseeing a defunct diocese, with no real congregation of its own (i.e. Pentapolis and Nubia). He assists the patriarch and other hierarchs in consecrating, crowning and enthroning other patriarchs, catholicoi, archbishops, metropolitans and bishops. He ordains archpriests, priests, archdeacons, deacons, sub-deacons and all minor orders to serve the parishes of his diocese or eparchy. (Being already a diocesan metropolitan or bishop as mentioned above). He has the same episcopal authority and dignity as any regular bishop or metropolitan (since in this case, he is in fact a diocesan bishop/metropolitan). He can also be the abbot of a monastery, if assigned by the patriarch, and in this case, he can keep his title of titular bishop, side by side with his title of bishop abbot.


Chorbishop (Chori-Episcopus)

An episcopal rank given for a hierarch of a small town or village, under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan bishop, a metropolitan archbishop or a bishop. He has the same ecclesiastical authority as that of the other hierarchs. The exception is that he is to ordain priests or deacons and all minor orders, to consecrate holy vessels, altars, baptisteries or churches only in his village or town and only with the authorization of the patriarch, if assigned within the patriarchal diocese, or that of a metropolitan bishop, a metropolitan archbishop or a bishop of the metropolis/diocese, in which his town or village is. This special patriarchal, metropolitan or episcopal permission is essential for the above-mentioned ordinations and consecrations. He cannot do the above-mentioned consecration outside his assigned jurisdiction, or even within the main diocesan cities of the province he serves in. He assists the patriarch and other hierarchs in consecrating, crowning and enthroning other patriarchs, catholicoi, archbishops, metropolitans and bishops by episcopal permission of the ruling hierarch of the provincial diocese or eparchy, in which he is serving. He also has no jurisdiction over the priests or archpriests of the major or capital cities within the province where his town or village is located. He has the same episcopal authority and dignity as the diocesan bishop, including the above-mentioned authorities with permission. He can also be the abbot of a monastery, if assigned by the patriarch.


See also

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Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي ...
* General Congregation Council *
Christianity in Africa Christianity in Africa first arrived in Egypt in approximately 50 AD, reached the region around Carthage by the end of the second century. In the 4th century, the Aksumite empire in modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea became one of the first regio ...
*
The French Coptic Orthodox Church The French Coptic Orthodox Church (french: link=no, Métropole copte orthodoxe de France) is a Coptic Orthodox jurisdiction centered in France. History Coptic immigration to France began as early as 1801 after the French Invasion of Egypt and th ...
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Copt Copts ( cop, ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ; ar, الْقِبْط ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt and Sudan since antiquity. Most ethnic Copts are Co ...
s * Coptic alphabet * Coptic calendar * Coptic iconography * Coptic language *
Coptic music Coptic music is the music sung and played in the Coptic Orthodox Church (Church of Egypt) and the Coptic Catholic Church. It consists mainly of chanted hymns in rhythm with instruments such as cymbals (hand and large size) and the triangle. Copt ...
*
Coptic abstinence The Copts (Christians of Egypt), who belong mostly to the Coptic Orthodox Church, observe fasting periods according to the Coptic calendar. These fasting periods are exceeded by no other Christian community except the Orthodox Tewahedo. Out of ...
*
Coptic Orphans Coptic Orphans (CO) is an international development organization that has transformed the lives of over 75,000 children in Egypt since 1988. Its mission is to break the cycle of poverty through long-term programs that focus on education. Coptic Or ...
* Coptic Catholic Church *
Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia The Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia is organised into two Coptic Orthodox dioceses with over 50 parishes, three monasteries, two theological colleges and four schools. The church is a member of the National Council of Churches in Australia. Ac ...
* Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland *
Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada The immigration of the Copts to Canada ( Copts in Canada) might have started as early as the late 1950s. Due to an increasing amount of discrimination towards Copts in Egypt in the 1970s and low income in Egypt. Canada has been receiving a greater ...
*
Coptic Orthodox Church in Europe Coptic may refer to: Afro-Asia * Copts, an ethnoreligious group mainly in the area of modern Egypt but also in Sudan and Libya * Coptic language, a Northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century * Coptic alphabet, t ...
*
Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States Copts, many of whom are adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church, began migrating to the United States of America in the late 1940s. After 1952, the rate of Coptic immigration from Egypt to the United States increased. The first Coptic church in the ...
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Coptic Orthodox Church in South America The Coptic Orthodox Church in South America has bishops in Bolivia and Brazil. History of the Church in Bolivia In 1997, Fr. Aghathon Amba Boula heard of and began to visit a few Copts who were living in Bolivia. He continued to serve them for fo ...

Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los AngelesCoptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United StatesThe Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Port Said
* Coptic Church in Wales *
Eastern Orthodoxy Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
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Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa ( grc, Πατριαρχεῖον Ἀλεξανδρείας καὶ πάσης Ἀφρικῆς, Patriarcheîon Alexandreías kaì pásēs Aphrikês, The Patriarchate of Alexandria and ...
*
Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
* List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria * Oriental Orthodoxy * Patriarch of Alexandria *
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Pope Shenouda III (; cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅ̅   '; ar, بابا الإسكندرية شنودة الثالث '; 3 August 1923 – 17 March 2012) was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See ...
* Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria


References


External links


The Coptic Pope website

theholysynod.copticpope.org
* ttp://www.lacopts.org/ Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles
Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United StatesCoptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North AmericaCoptic Orthodox Diocese of Los AngelesCoptic Orthodox Diocese of DamiettaCoptic Orthodox Diocese of Port SaidCoptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of JerusalemCoptic Documents of the Holy Synod in French
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