French Coptic Orthodox Church

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TheFrench Coptic Orthodox Church (French: Métropole copte orthodoxe de France) is an Oriental Orthodox church and an outgrowth of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

Pope Shenouda III

1 History of the Copts in France and the French Coptic Orthodox Church
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History of the Copts in France and the French Coptic Orthodox Church

Coptic immigration to France began as early as 1801 after the French Invasion of Egypt and there was signifigant immigration after the 1952 Revolution in Egypt.

The Church was anonically instituted by Pope Shenouda III on July 2, 1974 as the French Coptic Orthodox Eparchy. On June 18, 1994, Pope Shenouda raised the status of the Eparchy to the French Coptic Orthodox Church, a new, self-governing body (the church is integrated within the Church of Alexandria, but is considered autonomous in matter of governance.^[1])

The head of the French Coptic Orthodox Church is Metropolitan Morcos, assisted by Bishop Athanasios. Both are members of The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria . Priests in the chruch serve in cities across Fance.