Pope of The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria - Official Title

Official Title

The leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is known as Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of all Africa on the Holy See of St. Mark the Apostle. The Successor of St. Mark the Evangelist, Holy Apostle and Martyr, on the Holy Apostolic Throne of the Great City of Alexandria.

His full title is:

• Pope and Lord Archbishop of the Great City of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Orthodox and Apostolic Throne of Saint Mark the Evangelist and Holy Apostle that is, in Egypt, Pentapolis, Libya, Nubia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and all Africa.

That is:

• Pope and Lord Archbishop of the Great and Holy Metropolitan Archdiocese of Alexandria (Rhakotis), being:
  • The Metropolitan of the Holy, Great and Ancient Metropolitan Archdiocese of Alexandria (Rhakotis), comprising:
    • The Great and Ancient Metropolis of Alexandria, which includes:
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of Canopus (Aboukir)
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of Menelaus
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of Schedia
  • The Metropolitan of the Metropolitan Province of Greater Cairo comprising:
    • The Holy Archdiocese of Cairo (Arcadia Ægypti), which includes:
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of East of the Railroad District in Cairo
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of Meit Ghamr District in Cairo
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of Dar El Salam (Irinipolis) in Cairo
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of Heliopolis in Cairo
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of Old Cairo (Babylon), Manial and Fum El Kahlig in Cairo
      • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of El Mataria, Ain Shams, Ezbet El Nakhl in the Holy Archdiocese of Cairo (Arcadia Ægypti)
  • The Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of North America, which includes:
    • The Suffragan Holy Diocese of Alexandria and all Virginia, USA
• Elder and Chief Metropolitan Archbishop of all the Egyptian Provinces
• Primate of all Egypt, Pentapolis, Libya, Nubia and the Sudan
• Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Throne of St. Mark the Evangelist, the Holy Apostle and Martyr.

In being so, he is considered to be:

• Father of Fathers.
• Shepherd of Shepherds.
• Hierarch of all Hierarchs

Honorary titles attributed to the Hierarch of the Alexandrine Throne are:

• The Pillar and Defender of the Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church and of the Orthodox Faith.
• The Dean of the Great Catechetical School of Theology of Alexandria.
• The Ecumenical (Universal) Judge (Arbitrator) of the Holy Apostolic and Catholic (Universal) Church.
• The Thirteenth among the Holy Apostles.