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Coptic Pope of Alexandria

Also known as Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria

The Coptic Pope of Alexandria is the patriarch and head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Miaphysite church of Egypt that separated from the Chalcedonian church after 451. The patriarchs consecrated the bishops of the Christian kingdoms of Nubia and the metropolitans of Ethiopia, binding those churches to Alexandria. Since the 11th century the patriarchal seat has been in Cairo.

Coptic Pope of Alexandria
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Coptic Pope of Alexandria. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coptic-pope-of-alexandria
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