Pope Gabriel II of Alexandria

Pope Gabriel II of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (1131–1145). He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 10th day of Baramudah.

When the Caliph was asked by the Emperor of Ethiopia to appoint more bishops to his kingdom, Gabriel showed the Caliph that if that country had more than seven bishops, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church would be able, by Canon law, to select their own Abun or metropolitan bishop, thus curtailing the influence the Patriarch, and thus the Caliph, had over Ethiopia. Thus, the Emperor's request was declined.

Preceded by
Macarius II		 Coptic Pope
1131–1145		 Succeeded by
Michael V
Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church
1st–4th centuries
  • Mark I
  • Anianus
  • Avilius
  • Kedron
  • Primus
  • Justus
  • Eumenes
  • Markianos
  • Celadion
  • Agrippinus
  • Julian
  • Demetrius I
  • Heraclas
  • Dionysius
  • Maximus
  • Theonas
  • Peter I
  • Achillas
  • Alexander I
  • Athanasius I
  • Peter II
  • Timothy I
  • Theophilus I
5th–8th centuries
  • Cyril I
  • Dioscorus I
  • Timothy II
  • Peter III
  • Athanasius II
  • John I
  • John II
  • Dioscorus II
  • Timothy III
  • Theodosius I
  • Peter IV
  • Damian
  • Anastasius
  • Andronicus
  • Benjamin I
  • Agatho
  • John III
  • Isaac
  • Simeon I
  • Alexander II
  • Cosmas I
  • Theodoros I
  • Michael I
  • Mina I
  • John IV
  • Mark II
  • Jacob
  • Simeon II
  • Joseph I
  • Michael II
  • Cosmas II
  • Shenouda I
  • Michael III
9th–12th centuries
  • Gabriel I
  • Cosmas III
  • Macarius I
  • Theophilus II
  • Mina II
  • Abraham
  • Philotheos
  • Zacharias
  • Shenouda II
  • Christodolos
  • Cyril II
  • Michael IV
  • Macarius II
  • Gabriel II
  • Michael V
  • John V
  • Mark III
  • John VI
  • Cyril III
  • Athanasius III
  • John VII
  • Gabriel III
  • John VII
  • Theodosius III
  • John VIII
  • John IX
  • Benjamin II
  • Peter V
  • Mark IV
  • John X
  • Gabriel IV
  • Matthew I
13th–16th centuries
  • Gabriel V
  • John XI
  • Matthew II
  • Gabriel VI
  • Michael VI
  • John XII
  • John XIII
  • Gabriel VII
  • John XIV
  • Gabriel VIII
  • Mark V
  • John XV
  • Matthew III
  • Mark VI
  • Matthew IV
  • John XVI
  • Peter VI
  • John XVII
  • Mark VII
  • John XVIII
  • Mark VIII
17th century–present
  • Peter VII
  • Cyril IV
  • Demetrius II
  • Cyril V
  • John XIX
  • Macarius III
  • Joseph II
  • Cyril VI
  • Shenouda III
  • Tawadros II


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