Patriarchate is an ecclesiological term in Christianity, designating the office and jurisdiction of an ecclesiastical patriarch. According to Christian tradition three patriarchates were established by the apostles as apostolic sees in the 1st century: Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria. Constantinople was added in the 4th century and Jerusalem in the 5th century. Eventually, together, these five were recognised as the pentarchy by the Council of Ephesus in 431.
Pope Shenouda III was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. His papacy lasted 40 years, 4 months, and 4 days from 14 November 1971 until his repose.
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria also called Abba Kyrillos VI, Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲋ̅ ;, was the 116th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 10 May 1959 to his death.
Pope John VI was the bishop of Rome from 30 October 701 to his death. John VI was a Greek from Ephesus who reigned during the Byzantine Papacy. His papacy was noted for military and political breakthroughs on the Italian Peninsula. He was succeeded by Pope John VII after a vacancy of less than two months. The body of the pope was buried in Old St. Peter's Basilica.
Saint Cyril may refer to:
Pope John may refer to:
- Pope John I (523–526)
- Pope John II (533–535)
- Pope John III (561–574)
- Pope John IV (640–642)
- Pope John V (685–686)
- Pope John VI (701–705)
- Pope John VII (705–707)
- Pope John VIII (872–882)
- Pope John IX (898–900)
- Pope John X (914–928)
- Pope John XI (931–935)
- Pope John XII (955–964)
- Pope John XIII (965–972)
- Pope John XIV (983–984)
- Pope John XV (985–996)
- Pope John XVII (1003)
- Pope John XVIII (1003–1009)
- Pope John XIX (1024–1032)
- Pope John XXI (1276–1277)
- Pope John XXII (1316–1334)
- Pope John XXIII (1958–1963)
Pope John VI of Alexandria was the 74th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church located in the Abbassia District in Cairo, Egypt. The cathedral is the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope. It was built during the time when Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria was Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and was consecrated on June the 3rd 1963.
The Coptic Orthodox pope, also known as the Bishop of Alexandria, is the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, with ancient Christian roots in Egypt. The current holder of this position is Pope Tawadros II, who was selected as the 118th pope on November 18, 2012.
Pope Gabriel VI of Alexandria, was the 91st Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Pope Michael VI of Alexandria, was the 92nd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Pope Mark VI of Alexandria , 101st Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Pope John XVIII of Alexandria , 107th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Pope John XVIII was born in Fayoum, Egypt. His lay name was Joseph. He became a monk in the Monastery of Saint Anthony. At the departure of Pope Mark VII, he was unanimously chosen to succeed him. He was ordained at the church of Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo, on Sunday, 15 Paopi, 1486 A.M.
A papal name or pontificial name is the regnal name taken by a pope. Both the head of the Catholic Church, usually known as the pope, and the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria choose papal names. As of 2013, Pope Francis is the Catholic pope, and Tawadros II or Theodoros II is the Coptic pope. This article discusses and lists the names of Catholic popes; another article has a list of Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria.
Stéphanos I Sidarouss was a Cardinal and leader of the Coptic Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular church of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Patriarch of Alexandria from 1958 to 1986, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.
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Pope Tawadros II or Theodore II is the 118th and current pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark, succeeding the late Pope Shenouda III as leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He took office on 18 November 2012, two weeks after being selected.
Pope Peter of Alexandria may refer to:
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