Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark

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Christian religious title ecclesiastical office patriarchate

The Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark is the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the spiritual successor of Saint Mark the Evangelist in Alexandria.

Aliases (4)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious title → ecclesiastical office → patriarchate →
associatedCity	Alexandria →
associatedWith	Saint Mark the Evangelist →
associatedWithSee	Patriarchate of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox) → See of Saint Mark →
churchRite	Alexandrian liturgical rite →
claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom	Saint Mark the Evangelist →
country	Egypt →
currentHolder	Tawadros II of Alexandria →
currentHolderStart	2012 →
denominationalFamily	Oriental Orthodox Churches →
distinctFrom	Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria →
electionBy	Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod → Coptic Orthodox laity representatives →
firstHolder	Saint Mark the Evangelist →
headOf	Coptic Orthodox Church → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria →
historicalOrigin	early Christian community of Alexandria →
jurisdiction	Coptic Orthodox Church worldwide →
languageOfLiturgy	Arabic → Coptic → other local languages in the diaspora →
liturgicalTitle	Papa Abba (Coptic form of Pope) →
memberOf	Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church →
rank	patriarch → pope →
religion	Coptic Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodoxy →
responsibility	oversight of Coptic Orthodox bishops → presiding over the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church → spiritual leadership of Coptic Orthodox Christians →
scopeOfAuthority	Coptic Orthodox diaspora worldwide → Coptic Orthodox faithful in Egypt →
seat	Alexandria → Egypt →
seeAlso	Pope of Alexandria →
spiritualSuccessorOf	Saint Mark the Evangelist →
style	His Holiness → Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria and of all the land of Egypt, and of Jerusalem, Libya, Nubia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and all Africa →
titleHolder	Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark →
tradition	Alexandrian Rite → Coptic Orthodox →
use	Alexandria →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander of Alexandria ("Patriarch of Alexandria") → Athanasius of Alexandria ("Patriarch of Alexandria") →	positionHeld
Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa") →	governedBy
Coptic Orthodox Church ("Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark") →	headTitle
Melkite Greek Catholic ("Patriarch of Alexandria") →	patriarchalTitle
Copts →	spiritualLeaderTitle
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ("Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark") →	titleHolder