Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church

leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt

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Also written as Pope of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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1st century

  • 43In Coptic Orthodox Christianity, Mark the Evangelist becomes the first Pope of Alexandria, thus establishing the Christian Church in Africa.source
  • 68April 25 – Mark the Evangelist, pope of Alexandriasource

6th century

  • 590Benjamin, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria (approximate date)source

7th century

  • 616Anastasius, Coptic Patriarch of Alexandriasource
  • 631Benjamin I, Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, escapes during the persecutions of his fellow Christians and hides in the monastery of St. Macarius (Upper Egypt).source
  • 689John III, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandriasource

13th century

  • 1300February 14 – Egyptian monk Yohanna Ben-Ebsal is ordained as the 80th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church and takes the regnal name Pope John VIII, following the death on January 13 of Theodosios III.source

18th century

  • 1727January 12 – Abd el-Sayed of Egypt is enthroned, as Pope John XVII of Alexandria becomes the leader of the Coptic Christian Church, as the 105th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark. He will serve until his death on April 20, 1745.source

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