Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States

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This article is about Coptic Orthodoxy in the United States. For Coptic American. For a list of Coptic parishes in the US, see list of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States

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St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania (serving Philadelphia).

The immigration of the Copts to the United States of America started as early as the late 1940s. After 1952, the rate of Coptic immigration from Egypt to the United States increased. The first Coptic church in the United States is St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, which was established in the late 1960s in Jersey City.

There are many Coptic Orthodox churches and Congregations in the United States. Estimated numbers of adherents, based on church membership, was between 350,000 and 420,000.[1] Based on the estimates of certain Coptic organizations, the number was between 700,000 and one million [1] [1] [2] [3] [4] in the year 2002. Currently, there are over 200 parishes in the United States that serve the expanding Coptic Orthodox population.[2][3] The Church does have a large population when compared to other smaller Christian bodies, yet is among one of the least known Christian Churches and the least known large Orthodox bodies.

Bishops and Dioceses

There are five Coptic Orthodox Bishops serving in the United States:

And as for the Eritrean Orthodox Church congregation, Macarius, Bishop of the Eritrean Church in the USA. Member of the Eritrean Holy Synod.

Extended Service Areas

The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria has Churches and congregations in the following regions[5]

Archdiocese of North America

There are two General Bishops serving this Archdiocese, who are directly under the responsibility of the Pope of Alexandria:

In the Archdiocese of North America, there are over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches. The following States and Districts are served under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese:

Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii

Bishop Serapion is the Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii.

The Diocese has around 30 churches, a theological school (seminary) and a charity organization called Saint Verena Charity, named after the Coptic Saint Verena).[10] The Diocese of Los Angeles is based at 3803 W. Mission Blvd. Pomona, California 91766 USA

In California there also is a Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in Barstow that is under the jurisdiction of Bishop Serapion.

Diocese of Southern United States

Bishop Youssef (Joseph) is the Bishop of the Diocese of Southern United States and also is the Abbot of the Monastery of Most Holy Virgin Mary & Saint Moses the Strong in Corpus Christi, Texas. As of February 2014 there were 37 Churches and 28 Communities in this diocese along with a convent in San Antonio, three theological schools (one located in the monastery discussed above, one in Nashville and one in the retreat center discussed next) and retreat center in Titusville. The diocese is headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Colleyville, Texas.

The territories covered under this diocese are in the following states (a number in parentheses indicates more than one Church in a city):

Diocese of New York and New England

Bishop David is the Bishop of the Diocese of New York and New England.

The territories covered under this diocese are in the following states:

See also

External links

References

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  2. ↑ "Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ CNEWA: The Coptic Orthodox Church
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Saad Michael Saad, “The Contemporary Life of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States,” Studies in World Christianity, Volume 16, pp. 207-225, December 2010. Edinburgh University Press, in hard copy and online PDF: http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/swc.2010.0101

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