Current Seats
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo 1971–present
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria) c. AD 60–present
The current Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria is in both Alexandria and Cairo, in the compound holding the Patriarchal palace, Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (known as St. Mark's Cathedral) and other Patriarchal Institutions in both Alexandria and Cairo.
There is also a major Patriarchal compound within the outer walls of the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in the Scetes of the Nitrian Desert of Egypt (Wadi El Natrun), which is used when the Pope is in a spiritual retreat or when hosting major ecclesiastical conventions within the Oriental Orthodox Church communion or with Eastern Orthodox Church or the Roman Catholic Church and its Uniate Churches.
Read more about this topic: Seat Of The Coptic Orthodox Pope Of Alexandria
Famous quotes containing the words current and/or seats:
“Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“It has always been thought perfectly womanly to be a scrub- woman in the Legislature and to take care of the spittoons; that is entirely within the charmed circle of woman’s sphere; but for women to occupy any of those official seats would be degrading.”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)