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Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

14 dated entries naming Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, drawn from 14 separate years between 42 CE and 1948 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century

  • 42Traditional date of foundation of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria by the apostle Mark the Evangelist.source
  • 43In Coptic Orthodox Christianity, Mark the Evangelist becomes the first Pope of Alexandria, thus establishing the Christian Church in Africa.source

3rd century

  • 232October 22 – Demetrius I, patriarch of Alexandria (b. 127)source

5th century

  • 460The Coptic Orthodox Church (Egypt) splits from the Chalcedonian Orthodox Church of Alexandria.source

7th century

  • 605Damian, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandriasource
  • 680Agatho, pope of the Coptic Orthodox Churchsource

8th century

  • 719The Church of Nubia transfers its allegiance, from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Coptic Church (approximate date).source

10th century

  • 910Gabriel I becomes Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria (Egypt).source

11th century

  • 1077Pope Christodolos ends his reign as leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (modern Egypt).source

12th century

  • 1145April 5 – Gabriel II, patriarch of Alexandriasource

13th century

  • 1208February 18 – Mark Ibn Kunbar, Egyptian Coptic priestsource

19th century

  • 1803May 19 – Master Malati, a Coptic Christian leader, is beheaded by a Muslim mob in Cairo, Egypt.source

20th century

  • 1923August 3 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (d. 2012)source
  • 1948July 13 – The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches reach an agreement, leading to the promotion of the Ethiopian church to the rank of an autocephalous Patriarchate. Five bishops are immediately consecrated by the Patriarch of Alexandria and the successor to Abuna Qerellos IV is granted the power to consecrate new bishops, who are empowered to elect a new Patriarch for their church.source

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