Timothy IV (died 7 February 535) was the
Patriarch of Alexandria
The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation "pope" (etymologically "Father", like "Abbot").
The Alexandrian episcopate was revered as one of the three major episco ...
from 517. He is considered the 32nd
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ, translit=Papa; ar, البابا, translit=al-Bābā), also known as the Bishop of Alexandria, is the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, with ancient Christian roots in Egypt. The ...
as Timothy III, since the Copts do not recognize the third Timothy,
Timothy Salophakiolos Timothy III (died 481), called Salophakiolos ("wobble cap"), was the patriarch of Alexandria from 460 until 475 and again from 477 until his death. He was an adherent of the Council of Chalcedon and opponent of Monophysitism. As such, he is not reco ...
.
[Aloys Grillmeier and Theresia Hainthaler, ''Christ in Christian Tradition'', Vol. 2, Part 4 (Mowbray and WJK, 1996), p. 42 n.52.]
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6th-century Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria
535 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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