Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria

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Christian religious title ecclesiastical office patriarchal see

The Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria is the spiritual leader and highest-ranking bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church, overseeing its faithful in Egypt and throughout the global diaspora.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria	4
Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria canonical	3
Coptic Orthodox bishops	1
Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria	1
Coptic Pope Abraham (Patriarch Abraham ibn Zur’a) in tradition	1
Patriarch of Alexandria	1
Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark	1
Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark	1
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10244189 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria
Context triple: [Coptic Orthodox diaspora worldwide, hasLeader, Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria]

A. Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is the head of the Coptic Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Alexandrian rite in full communion with the Pope.
B. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, traditionally regarded as the successor to Saint Mark the Evangelist and head of Orthodox Christians in Africa.
C. Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Oriental Orthodox Christian traditions centered historically in the Eastern Mediterranean.
D. Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is the Eastern Catholic hierarch who holds one of the three traditional Melkite patriarchal titles, overseeing the Melkite Greek Catholic faithful associated with the historic see of Alexandria.
E. Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Cairo
The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Cairo is the principal headquarters and ecclesiastical seat of the Coptic Orthodox Church and its pope.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria
Target entity description: The Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria is the spiritual leader and highest-ranking bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church, overseeing its faithful in Egypt and throughout the global diaspora.

A. Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is the head of the Coptic Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Alexandrian rite in full communion with the Pope.
B. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, traditionally regarded as the successor to Saint Mark the Evangelist and head of Orthodox Christians in Africa.
C. Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Oriental Orthodox Christian traditions centered historically in the Eastern Mediterranean.
D. Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is the Eastern Catholic hierarch who holds one of the three traditional Melkite patriarchal titles, overseeing the Melkite Greek Catholic faithful associated with the historic see of Alexandria.
E. Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Cairo
The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Cairo is the principal headquarters and ecclesiastical seat of the Coptic Orthodox Church and its pope.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious title ⓘ ecclesiastical office ⓘ patriarchal see ⓘ
associatedSee	See of Saint Mark ⓘ
belongsToCommunion	Oriental Orthodox communion ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
church	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
country	Egypt ⓘ
currentHolder	Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria ⓘ linked to: Pope Tawadros II
currentHolderStart	18 November 2012 ⓘ
denomination	Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
firstHolder	Saint Mark the Evangelist ⓘ linked to: Mark the Evangelist
foundationalApostle	Saint Mark the Evangelist ⓘ linked to: Mark the Evangelist
honorificPrefix	Patriarch ⓘ Pope ⓘ
jurisdiction	Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa ⓘ linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt ⓘ linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church Coptic Orthodox Church in the global diaspora ⓘ linked to: Coptic Orthodox diaspora worldwide
languageOfLiturgy	Arabic ⓘ Coptic ⓘ English ⓘ
leadsBody	Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
liturgicalTitle	His Holiness ⓘ
numberOfCurrentHolder	118th Pope of Alexandria ⓘ
predecessorOfficeHolder	Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ⓘ linked to: Pope Shenouda III
primaryCathedral	Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo ⓘ
rank	patriarch ⓘ pope ⓘ primate ⓘ
religion	Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
residence	Cairo ⓘ Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo ⓘ
responsibility	ordination of bishops and clergy ⓘ oversight of doctrine and teaching in the Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ representation of the Coptic Orthodox Church in ecumenical relations ⓘ spiritual leadership of Coptic Orthodox faithful ⓘ
seat	Alexandria ⓘ
secondaryCathedral	Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Alexandria ⓘ linked to: Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo
selectionMethod	election by Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ final selection by altar ballot ⓘ
termLength	life tenure ⓘ
titleStyle	Dean of the See of Saint Mark ⓘ Father of Fathers ⓘ Hierarch of all Hierarchs ⓘ Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria and of all Africa on the Holy See of Saint Mark the Apostle ⓘ Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ⓘ linked to: Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria Shepherd of Shepherds ⓘ Successor of Saint Mark the Evangelist ⓘ Thirteenth among the Holy Apostles ⓘ
tradition	Alexandrian Rite ⓘ Miaphysite Christology ⓘ

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