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Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي ...
has several churches in
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It ...
and
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
under the jurisdiction of four diocesan
bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
s. The first liturgical service prayed in the British Isles took place in London on 10 August 1954, officiated by delegates attending the general assembly of the World Council of Churches. The foundation of the church and its establishment of a parish started with a liturgical service held in London in February 1969, prayed by the Bishop of Christian Education, Shenouda (later
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Pope Shenouda III (; cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅ̅   '; ar, بابا الإسكندرية شنودة الثالث '; 3 August 1923 – 17 March 2012) was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See ...
, the 117th pope of the church). Regular services only began in 1971 when the first resident Coptic priest, Father Antuniyus al-Suryani (later Metropolitan Pakhomious of Beheira), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Saint Andrew's Church, Holborn, London. In 1976, the church council purchased a building in Kensington, establishing the Coptic Orthodox parish of St Mark; this was served by three monastic priests, who later on became members of the Holy Synod of the mother church in Egypt.
Pope Shenouda III Pope Shenouda III (; cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅ̅   '; ar, بابا الإسكندرية شنودة الثالث '; 3 August 1923 – 17 March 2012) was the List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria, 117th ...
consecrated St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Kensington, London in 1979. By 1981, other communities had been established around Britain and Ireland, with regular services at which visiting priests officiated, including Fr Bishoy Boshra and Fr Antonious Thabet. In April 1985, St Mary & St Antony's Coptic Orthodox Church in
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
was consecrated by the first resident bishop sent to Britain,
Bishop Missael Bishop Missael (born 1940) is a diocesan bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria consecrated by Pope Shenouda III on 26 May 1991 to oversee the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K. In this capacity, he is a member of The H ...
, making it the second church to be established in England and the first outside London. Following the establishment of St Mary & S. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Centre in Birmingham, Bishop Missael was consecrated on 26 May 1991 by Pope Shenouda III as the first bishop of the first Coptic Orthodox diocese in the British Isles, the Diocese of Birmingham, which became the
Diocese of the Midlands The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, UK is under the care of Bishop Missael. Background and Foundation In 1991 the first Coptic Orthodox Diocese to be established in the United Kingdom, and one of the first in the diaspora, was the Dioce ...
. In 1995, Bishop Antony was consecrated with the formation of the Diocese of Ireland, Scotland, North East England and its Affiliated Regions. Fr Angaelos Anba Bishoy (now
Bishop Angaelos Archbishop Anba Angaelos is the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London and Papal Legate to the UK and to Sydney and its Affiliated Regions. Early Life Angaelos was born in Cairo, Egypt and emigrated with his family to Australia when he spen ...
) of Archangel Michael & St Anthony Coptic Centre in Stevenage was consecrated in 1999 as a general bishop and patriarchal
exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
for youth ministry at the Patriarchal Centre and the Coptic Orthodox Theological College. The Coptic Orthodox Church and congregation has continued to grow and expand in various parts of Britain and Ireland.


Historical background

It is known in the ecclesiastical history of the
Church of Alexandria The Church of Alexandria in Egypt is the Christian Church headed by the Patriarch of Alexandria. It is one of the original Apostolic Sees of Christianity, alongside Rome, Antioch, Constantinople and Jerusalem. Tradition holds that the Church ...
that the church had sent missionaries in the 3rd or 4th century to the Celtic lands, especially monks. It is also known within the Celtic tradition, especially in
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
, that the foundation of the monastic system among the
Celts The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient ...
was either based in portion on or inspired by the Egyptian monastic system, and there are many traces of Alexandrine theology embedded in Celtic theology.


Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Ireland, Scotland, North East England and its Affiliated Regions

Bishop Antony, bishop of the Diocese of
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
,
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
and
North East The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sep ...
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
. The diocese was established in 1995.


Churches

Ireland
Belfast – St Steven ChurchCahir – St Mina Church
*Cahir – Coptic Culture Centre *Delvin – St George Abbey
Dublin - St Mary & St Demiana Church

Dublin – St. Maximus and Domatius Church
*Galway – Seven Coptic Monks Church *Waterford – St Athanasius Monastery Scotland
-Kirkcaldy – St Mark Church
*Glasgow – St Mary and St Michael Church North East England *Newcastle – St George & St Athanasius Church
Leeds – St. Mary & St. Abanoub Church
*Rotherham – St. Antonius Church
Scarborough – St. Athanasius Monastery
Affiliated regions
Bromley – St. John the Evangelist's ChurchMargate (Kent) – St. Michael & St. Bishoy ChurchGuilford – St Augustine ChurchNorwich – St. Athanasius ChurchBournemouth – St. Peter & St. Paul Church
*Plymouth – St. Mary and St. George Church
Bristol – St. Marina church
Communities *Hull – St. Joseph *York – Contemporary Coptic Martyrs *Ipswich – St. Mary & St. Sishoy *Hastings – St. Mary & St. Theodore *Belfast – St. Steven *Kilkenny – St. Philopater *Tralee – St. Joseph *Cork – St. Pope Kyrillos VI


Websites


Official Website of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Ireland, Scotland, North East England and its Affiliated Regions, U.K.


Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands

Bishop Missael is the bishop of the Holy
Diocese of the Midlands The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, UK is under the care of Bishop Missael. Background and Foundation In 1991 the first Coptic Orthodox Diocese to be established in the United Kingdom, and one of the first in the diaspora, was the Dioce ...
. The Diocese was established in 1991 by Pope Shenouda III, making it the oldest diocese in the United Kingdom for the
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي ...
. The Diocese is currently based at the Coptic Orthodox Centre in
Lapworth Lapworth is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England, which had a population of 2,100 according to the 2001 census; this had fallen to 1,828 at the 2011 Census. It lies six miles (10 km) south of Solihull and ten miles (16&nbs ...
,
Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avo ...
, where Bishop Missael resides. Its territories include North Wales and the English regions: West Midlands, East Midlands, North West and parts of the South East, South West and East of England.


Churches

Birmingham *St. Mary & St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Centre (includes St. Mary & St. Abu-Sefein's Church) *St. Mary & Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral *St. Mary and St. Antony's Coptic Orthodox Church Bolton *St. Mary & St. Philopater's Coptic Orthodox Church Liverpool * St. Mary & St. Cyril's Coptic Orthodox Church Manchester *St. Mary & St. Mina's Coptic Orthodox Church Nottingham * St. Mary & St. George's Coptic Orthodox Church North Wales (Llandudno) *St. Mary & St. Abaskhyron's Coptic Orthodox Church


Communities

*Central
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
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Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...
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Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...
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Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England ...
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Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
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Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of . In 2019, the city had an estimated population of 256,375. It is the largest settlement ...
*
Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engla ...


Websites


Official Website of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.Coptic Orthodox Churches in BirminghamSt. Mary & St. Mina's Coptic Orthodox Church of ManchesterSt. Mary & St. George's Coptic Orthodox Church of NottinghamSt. Mary & St. Abaskhyron's Coptic Orthodox Church of Llandudno, North WalesSt. Mary & St. Cyril's Coptic Orthodox Church of LiverpoolSt. Mary & St. Philopater's Coptic Orthodox Church of BoltonCoptic Olympics – A Diocese Family & Youth MinistryThe Global St. Mark Festival Competition Within the DioceseDeaconTube – Online Learning and Teaching of Coptic HymnsGo2Galilee – Diocese Events MinistryDaily Readings of the Coptic Orthodox Church


Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London

Bishop Angaelos OBE, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of London and Patriarchal Exarch. The diocese was established in 2017 by Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and is currently based at St George's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Stevenage, the seat of the bishop.


Churches

Stevenage *St. George's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral at the Archangel Michael & St. Anthony Centre,
Stevenage Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Steven ...
(Fr Shenouda) London *St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, London (Fr Antonious Thabet, Fr Thomas Ghobrial) *St Mary and Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Church, Golden Green (Fr Looka Kamel, Fr Mina Barsoum) *St Mary and St Shenouda's Coptic Orthodox Church, Coulsdon (Fr Isak Henien, Fr Kyrillos Asad) *St Mary and Pope Kyrillos VI's Coptic Orthodox Church, Hounslow, London (Fr Morkos Fakhry) *S. Mary and St George's Coptic Orthodox Church, East London (Fr Michael Lambros) South Wales * St Mary's and St Abu Saifain's Coptic Orthodox Church, Cardiff, Wales. Although the Coptic Orthodox congregation has been present in Wales since the 1960s, the Church in Wales was only consecrated in 1992 by
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Pope Shenouda III (; cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅ̅   '; ar, بابا الإسكندرية شنودة الثالث '; 3 August 1923 – 17 March 2012) was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See ...
. Communities *St. Mary and St. Mina, New Malden


Websites


Official Website of the Diocese of LondonOfficial Website of Bishop AngaelosDiocese of London MinistriesDiocese of London Youth MissionCoptic Orthodox Church Centre in Stevenage, U.K.St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Churches in LondonSt. Mary & St. Shenouda's Coptic Orthodox Church in CroydonSt. Mary & St. Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Church in Golders GreenSt. Mary & St. Pope Kyrillos's Coptic Orthodox Church in HounslowSt. Mary & St. Mercurius' Coptic Orthodox Church in Cardiff


Sussex

These churches are currently under the supervision of Bishop Paula, diocesan bishop of Tanta, since he is currently the head of the parish's council. *
St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Hove St Mary and St Abraam Church is a Coptic Orthodox Church in Hove, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is one of 27 such churches in the British Isles, twelve of which are British Orthodox churches. The Race community in Brighton and Ho ...
*St Demiana and St. Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church,
Worthing Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Ho ...


South West Wales

*Archangel Michael and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church,
Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the C ...
. This Church is under patriarchal supervision of Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria since he is currently the head of the Parish's Council.


See also

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Coptic Orthodox Church in Europe Coptic may refer to: Afro-Asia * Copts, an ethnoreligious group mainly in the area of modern Egypt but also in Sudan and Libya * Coptic language, a Northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century * Coptic alphabet, t ...
*
Copts Copts ( cop, ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ; ar, الْقِبْط ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt and Sudan since antiquity. Most ethnic Copts are ...
– ethnoreligious group *
Oriental Orthodoxy The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 60 million members worldwide. The Oriental Orthodox Churches are part of the Nicene Christian tradition, and represent ...
* Coptic Orthodox Church in Wales * Saint Mary & Saint Philopateer Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church, Risca, South Wales *
St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Hove St Mary and St Abraam Church is a Coptic Orthodox Church in Hove, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is one of 27 such churches in the British Isles, twelve of which are British Orthodox churches. The Race community in Brighton and Ho ...
, East Sussex, England *
Bishop Missael Bishop Missael (born 1940) is a diocesan bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria consecrated by Pope Shenouda III on 26 May 1991 to oversee the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K. In this capacity, he is a member of The H ...
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Anba Angaelos Archbishop Anba Angaelos is the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London and Papal Legate to the UK and to Sydney and its Affiliated Regions. Early Life Angaelos was born in Cairo, Egypt and emigrated with his family to Australia when he spen ...
*
British Orthodox Church The British Orthodox Church (BOC), formerly the Orthodox Church of the British Isles, is an independent Oriental Orthodox church. The British Orthodox Church has not been in communion with any of the Oriental Orthodox churches since a 2015 de ...
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Coptic diaspora The Coptic diaspora () consists of Copts who live outside of their primary area of residence within parts of present-day Egypt, Libya and Sudan. The number of Copts outside Egypt has sharply increased since the 1960s. The largest Coptic diaspora ...


References


External links


St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, London websiteCoptic Orthodox Diocese of Midlands, U.K.Coptic Orthodox Centre StevenageSt. Mary and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox ChurchSt John Coptic Orthodox Church, Bromley

St Peter and St Paul's Coptic Orthodox Church, Bournemouth websiteSt. Mary and St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, North and West Yorkshire
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