French Coptic Orthodox Church
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The French Coptic Orthodox Church ({{langx|fr|link=no|Métropole copte orthodoxe de France}}) is a Coptic Orthodox jurisdiction centered in France.
History
Coptic immigration to France began as early as 1801 after the French Invasion of Egypt and there was significant immigration after the 1952 Revolution in Egypt.
The church was canonically instituted by Pope Shenouda III on 2 July 1974 as the French Coptic Orthodox Eparchy. On 18 June 1994 Pope Shenouda raised the status of the eparchy to the French Coptic Orthodox Church, a newbody.{{Cite web|title=The French Coptic Orthodox Church|url=http://eocf.free.fr/eglisep_eng.htm|access-date=2020-09-17|website=eocf.free.fr}}
The church was headed by Metropolitan Marcos until his death on 11 May 2008.{{cite web|date=|title=Arab-West Report|url=http://www.arabwestreport.info}}
Bishops
= Primates of the French Coptic Orthodox Church =
- Marcos, Metropolitan of the Holy Metropolis of Toulon and of all France, and Primate of the French Coptic Orthodox Church. (1974–2008){{Cite web |title=Metropolitan Marcos - Coptic Orthodox Church |url=https://copticorthodox.church/en/past-bishops/metropolitan-marcos/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en-US}}
- Athanasius, Metropolitan of the Holy Metropolis of Toulon and of all France, and Primate of the French Coptic Orthodox Church. (2013–2023){{Cite web |title=Metropolitan Athanasios - Coptic Orthodox Church |url=https://copticorthodox.church/en/past-bishops/metropolitan-athanasios/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en-US}}
- Diocesan Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Marseille. (1994–2023)
= Diocesan Bishops =
- Luka, Diocesan Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Geneva (Switzerland) and Southern France. (2013-Present){{Cite web|title=Bishop Luka - Coptic Orthodox Church|url=https://copticorthodox.church/en/bishops/bishop-luka/|access-date=2021-06-01|language=en-US}}
- Marc, Diocesan Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Paris and all Northern France. (2015-Present){{Cite web|title=Bishop Marc - Coptic Orthodox Church|url=https://copticorthodox.church/en/bishops/bishop-marc/|access-date=2021-06-01|language=en-US}}
See also
References
External links
- [http://eocf.free.fr/eglisep_eng.htm The French Coptic Orthodox Church]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100407092011/http://www.france-copte.net/ France Copte]
- [http://www.coptipedia.com Coptipedia]
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