Pope Peter IV of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria (565 - 569).
Peter IV succeeded the exiled Pope Theodosius I on the latter's death in 565.
As a Miaphysite, Peter IV was forced to stay out of Alexandria.
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