Pope Philotheos of Alexandria, was the
63rd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
It was during his office that a conflict between Alexandria and the
King of Axum that began in the time of
Cosmas III ended, helped by the efforts of
Georgios II of Makuria
Georgios II (before 887–915/920?) was a ruler of the medieval Nubian kingdom of Makuria. He ascended the throne in 887, after the death of his father Georgios I, and ruled until 915 or 920, when he was succeeded by his son Zacharias II. Belong ...
. Due to Georgios' successful diplomacy, Philotheos ordained a new ''
abuna'' or
metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis.
Originally, the term referred to the ...
,
Abuna Daniel, for the
Ethiopian Orthodox Church after an interregnum of many years.
[Taddesse Tamrat, ''Church and State in Ethiopia'' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), pp. 40f]
References
Philetheos
11th-century Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria
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