Pope Cyril V of Alexandria

Pope Cyril V Of Alexandria

Pope Cyril of Alexandria (also called Kyrillos) V) (born Youhanna (John) in 1824 or 1830/1831 according to different accounts; died 7 August 1927) was the 112th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark for fifty-two years and nine months, from 1 November 1874 until his death.

He was the longest-serving Pope in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church

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