Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Quick Facts
- Tradition
- Christianity · Oriental Orthodoxy
- Current leader
- Pope and Patriarch (Pope Tawadros II) Theodoros II of Alexandria
- Leader since
- November 18th 2012
- Days in office
- –
- Members
- 10 millionWikipedia: Coptic Orthodox Church [n.d.]
Intro
The Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt, serving Africa and the Middle East.
Structure
The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria is governed by its Holy Synod, which is headed by the Patriarch of Alexandria. Under his authority are the metropolitan archbishops, metropolitan bishops, diocesan bishops, patriarchal exarchs, missionary bishops, auxiliary bishops, suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, chorbishops and the patriarchal vicars for the Church of Alexandria.
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Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Coptic Orthodox Church". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure section text copied from the Wikipedia article "Coptic Orthodox Church". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.