Orthodox Patriarchate Of Alexandria
| Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa ( A A) | |
|---|---|
| Founder (s) | Saint Marc |
| Autocephaly / Autonomy declared | from the beginning |
| Autocephaly / Autonomy recognized | from the beginning |
| Current primate | Pope Theodore II |
| Headquarters | Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt |
| Primary territory | Egypt (except Sinai), Africa |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Greek , Swahili , English , French |
| Musical tradition | Byzantine |
| Calendar | Gregorian / Julian revised |
| Estimated population | 250 000 |
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The Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa or Orthodox Church of Alexandria and all Africa is the national autocephalous canonical Orthodox Church in Egypt and throughout the Africa.
The head of the Church carries the title of Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, with residence in Alexandria in Egypt (incumbent: His Beatitude Theodoros II History The Orthodox Church of Alexandria is one of the heirs of the Church of Alexandria which was one of the first Christian churches. According to tradition it was founded by the evangelist Mark. The Church of Alexandria was divided into two branches after the Council of Chalcedon , the majority non-Chalcedonian forming the Coptic Orthodox Church ( Eastern Orthodox communion ) and the minority Chalcedonian, remained in line with the Byzantine Church ( Patriarchate of Constantinople ), forming the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria. This position earned his followers the name "Melkite" by their opponents because of their political and religious allegiance to the Emperor Byzantine. Twelfth century the Church adopted the Byzantine rite. 1365 The city of Alexandria was sacked by Latin King of Cyprus. 1517 Patriarch moved to Constantinople. 1811 Patriarch moved back to Alexandria. 2007 An Orthodox Seminary (re) opened in Alexandria, after a break of 460 years. Egypt East Africa: Southern Africa: In West and Central Africa: In Northwest Africa: The training of the clergy is provided in three academies located in Alexandria Orthodox theology in Nairobi and Kinshasa. Long confined to Egypt and Greek communities and the Syrian-Lebanese in Africa, the Church has known for several decades, a development in sub-Saharan Africa. The Church is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Council of Churches of the Middle East. Organization
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Autocephalous churches Autonomous Churches Independent churches noncanonical Note See also: two councils of churches - churches of three councils - the Eastern Catholic Churches
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