9/19/2023 0 Comments Patriarch of alexandria![]() His authority as traditionally explained “head among equals” meaning while he is the head of the church and has the right to ordain priests and bishops, only the Holy Synod of the church, which is comprised of the bishops, has the authority in making decisions regarding Doctrine. While the pope of Alexandria is the head of the church yet he is not in any way exercise primacy or infallibility in doctrine over the other bishops of the church. Yet the title in the church of Rome carries with it connotations of primacy that is not portrayed in the Coptic understanding of the title pope. From the sixth century, it was reserved in the West for the bishop of Rome. In Rome its use began in the second half of the fourth century. The title “pope” has been in use in the Egyptian church from the beginning of the third century for the highest Eastern prelates and patriarchs, suggesting their spiritual paternity. POPE: The title pope in the Coptic church comes from the Latin papa and the Greek pappas, diminutive for “father” the Coptic apa is from the Aramaic abba (hence the Arabic baba after the Arab conquest). The tradition continued after his death till today. The lives of the 117 patriarchs are traditionally written in a book called “The History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria” which was compiled by Severus of Al’Ashmunein in the 11th Century A.D. Pope Tawadrous II is numbered the 118th successor of St Mark. So let us look at each term and what it means.ġ18th : After St Mark the apostle brought Christianity to Egypt, his successors were numbered after him. The official title of the head of the Coptic Church has traditionally been as follows, “Pope and Patriarch of the great city of Alexandria and of all Egypt, the Pentapolis and Pelousia, Nubia, the Sudan, Jerusalem, Libya, Ethiopia and all Africa, and all countries of the preaching of Saint Mark.” And only in the last 50 years “and all the lands of immigration” was added.
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