Papa ng Koptikong Ortodoksong Simbahan ng Alehandriya

Ang Papa ng Koptikong Ortodoksong Simbahan ng Alehandriya o Alexandria ang pinuno ng Koptikong Ortodoksong Simbahan ng Alexandria na may tinatayang 12 hanggang 18 milyong kasapi sa buong mundo kabilang ang mga 10 hanggang 14 milyon sa Ehipto. Ang ika-117 na humahawak ng posisyong ito ay si Papa Shenouda III na namatay noong Maros 17, 2012. Noong Nobyembre 4, 2012, hinirang ng Simbahang Koptiko ang kanilang bagong papa na si Papa Theodoros II. Ang Metropolitanong Pachomios, Metropolitano ng Beheira at Pentapolis ay pinili bilang pinuno ng Banal na Synod at upang umasal bilang Locum tenens (tagapag-ingat) hanggang sa halalan at konsekrasyon ng bagong Papa. ^[1]

Obispo ng Alexandria
Obispado
Koptiko
Kasalukuyan: Pope Theodoros II Elected: 4 November 2012
Probinsiya:	Alexandria, Egypt, Pentapolis, Libya, Nubia, Ethiopia and all Africa
Katedral:	Saint Mark Cathedral in Alexandria Saint Mark Cathedral in Cairo
Unang Obispo:	Saint Mark
Pagkakabuo:	43 AD
Website:	Coptic Orthodox Church Network

Sa pagsunod ng mga tradisyon ng simbahan, ang chairman at pinuno ng Banal na Synod ng Koptikong Ortodoksong Patriarkado ng Alexandria bilang isang una sa mga katumbas. Ang organisasyong ito ang pinakamataas na autoridad ng Simbahan ng Alexandria. Ito ay nagpopormula ng mga patakaran at regulasyon na nauukol sa mga bagay ng organisasyon, pananampalataya at kaayusan ng simbahan. Ang Papa rin ang chairman ng Pangkalahatang Kongregasyong Konseho ng Simbahan.

Bagaman sa kasaysayan ay nauugnay sa siyudad ng Alexandria, Ehipto, ang tirahan at Upuan ng Koptikong Ortodoksong Papa ng Alexandria ay matatagpuan sa Cairo mula pa noong 1047. Ang Papa ay kasalukuyang nakatatag sa Katedral na Koptikong Ortodokso ni San Marcos sa isang compound na kinabibilangan ng palasyong Patriarkal na may karagdagang tirahan sa Monasteryo ni San Pishoy.

Talaan ng mga Koptikong Ortodoksong Papa ng Alehandriya

1. Ebanghelistang Marcos (43–68 CE)
2. Anianus (68–82)
3. Avilius (83–95)
4. Kedronus (96–106)
5. Primus (106–118)
6. Justus (118–129)
7. Eumenes (131–141)
8. Markianos (142–152)
9. Celadion (152–166)
10. Agrippinus (167–178)
11. Julian (178–189)
12. Demetrius I (189–232)
13. Heraclas (232–248)
14. Dionysius (248–264)
15. Maximus (265–282)
16. Theonas (282–300)
17. Peter I (300–311)
18. Achillas (312–313)
19. Alexander I (313–326) ang Unang Konseho ng Nicaea ay nangyari

    bakante (326–328)

20. Athanasius I (328–339) Nagsilbing deakono para sa Unang Konseho ng Nicaea at naging Papa ng Koptikong Ortodoksong Simbahang ng Alexandria

    Gregory of Cappadocia (339–346), Arian Patriarch; not accepted by the adherents of the Nicene creed (and thus not counted by Coptic Orthodox, Byzantine Orthodox or Catholic lineages).

    Athanasius I (346–373) (ibanilik)

21. Peter II (373–380)

    Lucius of Alexandria (373–377), Arian na inilagay ng Emperador at hindi kinikilala ng mga tagasunod ng Kredong Niseno

22. Timothy I (380–385) Second Ecumenical Council occurred
23. Theophilus I (385–412)
24. Cyril I (412–444) Nangyari ang Ikatlong Konsehong Ekumenikal
25. Dioscorus I (444–454) Fourth Ecumenical Council occurred/Schismo sa pagitan ng Ortodoksiyang Oriental at Silangang Ortodokso. Si Dioscorus ay ipinatapon ng Konseho ng Chalcedon ngunit kinikilala pa rin ng Koptikong Ortodoksong Simbahang ng Alexandria hanggang sa kanyang kamatayan noong 454

    Proterius (in opposition) (451-457), (deposed by the Alexandrian Synod under Timothy II Aelurus)

    vacant (454–457)

26. Timothy II Aelurus (457–460)

    Timothy III Salophakiolos (in opposition) (460-475)

    Timothy II Aelurus (restored) (475-477)

27. Peter III Mongus (477)

    Timothy III Salophakiolos (restored in opposition) (477–481)

    Peter III Mongus (restored) (481–490)

    John I Talaia (in opposition) (481–482)

28. Athanasius II (490–496)
29. John I (496–505)
30. John II (505–516)
31. Dioscorus II (516–517)
32. Timothy III (517–535)
33. Theodosius I (535–567) (Last to serve as Patriarch of the Copts (Non-Chalcedonian) and the Greeks (Chalcedonian)

    Gainas (in opposition) (536)

34. Peter IV (567–569)
35. Damian (569–605)
36. Anastasius (605–616)
37. Andronicus (616–622)
38. Benjamin I (622–661) Islam entered Egypt
39. Agatho (661–677)
40. John III (677–688)
41. Isaac (688–689)
42. Simeon I (689–701)
43. Alexander II (702–729)
44. Cosmas I (729–730)
45. Theodoros I (aka Theodosius II) (730–742)
46. Michael I (743–767)
47. Mina I (767–775)
48. John IV (776–799)
49. Mark II (799–819)
50. Jacob (819–830)
51. Simeon II (830)
52. Joseph I (831–849)
53. Michael II (849–851)
54. Cosmas II (851–858)
55. Shenouda I (859–880)
56. Michael III (880–907)

    vacant (907–910)

57. Gabriel I (910–921)
58. Cosmas III (921–933)
59. Macarius I (933–953)
60. Theophilus II (953–956)
61. Mina II (956–974)
62. Abraham (975–978)
63. Philotheos (979–1003)
64. Zacharias (1004–1032)
65. Shenouda II (1032–1046)
66. Christodolos (1047–1077)
67. Cyril II (1078–1092)
68. Michael IV (1092–1102)
69. Macarius II (1102–1131)
70. Gabriel II (1131–1145)
71. Michael V (1145–1146)
72. John V (1147–1166)
73. Mark III (1166–1189)
74. John VI (1189–1216)

    vacant (1216–1235)

75. Cyril III (1235–1243)

    vacant (1243–1250)

76. Athanasius III (1250–1261)
77. John VII (1262–1268)
78. Gabriel III (1268–1270)

    John VII (restored) (1270–1293)

79. Theodosius III (1293–1300)
80. John VIII (1300–1320)
81. John IX (1320–1327)
82. Benjamin II (1327–1339)
83. Peter V (1340–1348)
84. Mark IV (1348–1363)
85. John X (1363–1369)
86. Gabriel IV (1370–1378)
87. Matthew I (1378–1408)
88. Gabriel V (1408–1427)
89. John XI (1427–1452)
90. Matthew II (1453–1466)
91. Gabriel VI (1466–1475)
92. Michael VI (1475–1477)
93. John XII (1480–1483)
94. John XIII (1483–1524)

    vacant (1524–1526)

95. Gabriel VII (1526–1569)

    vacant (1569–1573)

96. John XIV (1573–1589)
97. Gabriel VIII (1587–1603)

    vacant (1603–1610)

98. Mark V (1610–1621)
99. John XV (1621–1631)
100. Matthew III (1631–1645)
101. Mark VI (1645–1660)
102. Matthew IV (1660–1676)
103. John XVI (1676–1718)
104. Peter VI (1718–1726)
105. John XVII (1727–1745)
106. Mark VII (1745–1769)
107. John XVIII (1769–1796)
108. Mark VIII (1797–1810)
109. Peter VII (1810–1852)

     vacant (1852–1854)

110. Cyril IV (1854–1861)
111. Demetrius II (1862–1870)

     vacant (1870–1874)

112. Cyril V (1874–1927)
113. John XIX (1928–1942)

     vacant (1942–1944)

114. Macarius III (1944–1945)

     vacant (1945–1946)

115. Joseph II (1946–1956) (deposed)

     vacant (1956–1959) - Duties managed by a committee made up of Metropolitans Mikhail of Assiut, Agapius of Dairut and Qosqam and Benyamin of Menoufeya

116. Cyril VI (1959–1971)

     Metropolitan Makarios (March 1971–November 1971) (Locum tenens)

117. Shenouda III (1971–2012)

     Metropolitan Pachomios (March 2012–November 2012) (Locum tenens)

118. Tawadros (Theodoros) II (2012–Present)^[2]

Mga sanggunian

1. http://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/orthodox-coptic-pope-whats-next-coptic-church-418378
2. http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/04/world/africa/egypt-coptic-pope/index.html?iref=allsearch