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Coptic Orthodox Church In The United States
Copts, many of whom are adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church, began migrating to the United States of America in the late 1940s. After 1952, the rate of Coptic immigration from Egypt to the United States increased. The first Coptic church in the United States, St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey), St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, was established in the late 1960s in Jersey City. There are many List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States, Coptic Orthodox churches and congregations in the United States. Estimated numbers of adherents, based on church membership, was stated in 2008 as between 350,000 and 420,000. Based on the estimates of certain Coptic organizations, the number was between 700,000 and one million in 2002. , there were about 200 worshipping communities in the United States that served the expanding Coptic Orthodox population. History Early community The first Copts arrived in the United States during the early 20th century. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copt
Copts (; ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to Northeast Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt since antiquity. They are, like the broader Egyptian population, descended from the ancient Egyptians. Copts predominantly follow the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria. They are the largest Christian denomination in Egypt and the Middle East, as well as in Sudan and Libya.Coptic Orthodox Church Listings for Libya, p. 136 account for roughly 5 to 15 percent of the population of Egypt. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
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Southern California
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Los Angeles
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Bishop Kyrillos
HG Bishop Kyrillos (Arabic نيافة الأنبا كيرلس ) is the first American-born bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He serves as General Bishop of Christian Education for the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii. He is also the Dean of St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School in Anaheim, California. He also serves as the Head of the Sub-Committee for Ecumenical Dialogue (Discussion with other Churches) within the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Early life and education HG Bishop Kyrillos, was born in Los Angeles, California. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in communication studies from UCLA. While at UCLA, he and his twin brother, Fr. David Abdelsayed, spearheaded the first formal Coptic Clubs in Southern California in 1993. After his graduation from UCLA, he obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. He practised law before serving as a consecrated deacon from 2000 to 2002. St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham (Coptic Auxiliary Bishop For Los Angeles)
Bishop Abraham () (formerly Fr. Ishak Azmy Boules) serves as the Auxiliary Bishop of Diakonia (i.e., Social Services) in the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii. He is also the Vice Head of the Ecumenical Relations Committee of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Early life and service He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Commerce and Accounting in 1987, from Ain Shams University, in Cairo. Following his graduation, he became a consecrated servant in the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical, and Social Services in February 1988. During this time, he also served in the Church of St. Mary in Masarra, Shoubra, Cairo. In 1997, he was ordained a consecrated deacon. St. Paul Abbey On May 31, 2001, Pope Shenouda III and Bishop Serapion ordained him a celibate priest with the name Fr. Ishak Paul, to serve in the St. Paul Brotherhood (now known as Saint Paul Abbey), in Los Angeles California. He was the first consecrated priest to be ordai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coptic Orthodox Diocese Of New York And New England
The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York and New England, also referred to as the Coptic Diocese of New York, is a diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It was founded in 2013 and encompasses the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont in the United States of America. Bishop David was appointed diocesan bishop when the diocese was created. History Early community Coptic Immigration to the United States began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of these early immigrants came on temporary scholarships and education visas, as the National Origins Formula used by the United States at the time barred Egyptians, among other non-Northern Europeans, from becoming US Citizens. After the full implementation of the 1965 Immigration Act, the restrictions set forth by the National Origins Formula were repealed and Copts were able to gain entry into the United States with permanent resident status. Many Copts t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Tawadros II Of Alexandria
Pope Tawadros II (born 4 November 1952 ) 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 (9 Hathor 1729), two weeks after being selected. Early life Tawadros II was born as Wagih Subhi Baqi Sulayman (Arabic: وجيه صبحى باقى سليمان ) on 4 November 1952 (25 Paopi 1668) in the city of Damanhur, Kingdom of Egypt. He studied at the Alexandria University, where he received a degree in pharmacy in 1975. After a few years of managing a state-owned pharmaceutical factory, he joined the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi El Natrun to study theology for two years. In 1988, he was formally tonsured a monk by Pope Shenouda III and given the name "Theodore Anba-Bishoy." He was ordained a priest in 1989 (1705–1706). Bishop On 15 June 1997 (8 Paoni 1713), he was consecrated as a general bishop by his predeces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
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Melbourne
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Anba Suriel
Anba Suriel also called Bishop Suriel (born Nabil Guirgis; 9 May 1963) is a bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles, United States. He previously led the Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia, Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions in Australia from 1999 to 2018, and first served as a bishop in New Jersey, United States, in the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States, Archdiocese of North America. Early years and background H.G. Bishop Suriel was born as Nabil Guirgis (نبيل جرجس) in Port Said, Egypt on 9 May 1963. In 1967, when he was three, his family migrated to Sydney, Australia where they were founding members of St. Mary and St. Mina, the first Coptic Orthodox church in Australia. He was educated at Marrickville West Public School, Tempe High School (Sydney), Tempe High School, the University of Sydney where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science, and the Sydney Institute of Education where he achieved a Diploma of Education. He taught mathematics a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coptic Orthodox Diocese Of The Southern United States
The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States is a diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria located in the United States of America and encompassing the state (polity), states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. History The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States was established in 1993 by Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria in response to the growing number of Coptic Orthodox Churches abroad, especially concentrated in the South. It was the first Coptic Orthodox Diocese to be established in the United States. Statistics Parishes and schools As of 2023, the Diocese of the Southern United States operates 64 parishes. However, only 38 of these of formal churches, the other 26 are categorized as ''communities'', which means that they are congregations, and usually possess a church building, but are not full churches yet in that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
