Coptic Orthodox Church
international Oriental Orthodox Christian church led by the Patriarch of Alexandria on the Holy See of St. Mark
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Summary
Coptic Orthodox Church is a Christian denomination[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of christian denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,498 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: World Council of Churches[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Egypt[4], Libya[5], Sudan[6]
- Country: Egypt[7]
- Instance of: patriarchate[8], Oriental Orthodox Churches[9]
- Official language: Coptic[10], Arabic[11], English[12]
- Founder: Mark the Evangelist[13]
- Headquarters location: Cairo[14]
- Commons category: Coptic Orthodox Church[15]
- Language of work or name: Coptic[16], Koine Greek[17], Arabic[18], varieties of Arabic[19], Berber[20]
- Chairperson: Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria[21]
- Inception: 42[22]
- Official website: https://copticorthodox.church/en/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Coptic Orthodox Church[24]
- Commons gallery: Coptic Orthodox Church[25]
- OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=coptic_orthodox[26]
- Native label: Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ̀ⲛⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ[27]
- Subject named as: Koptisch-orthodoxe Kirche[28]
- Member count: 22,000,000[29]
- Position held by head of the organization: Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church[30]
- Social media followers: 9790[31], 10,300[32], 11,600[33], 16,000[34], 18,000[35], 20,800[36], 23,000[37], 25,800[38]
Why It Matters
Coptic Orthodox Church has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]