French Coptic Orthodox Church
franco-Coptic religious jurisdiction
The French Coptic Orthodox Church (French: Métropole copte orthodoxe de France) is a Coptic Orthodox jurisdiction centered in France.
History
Coptic immigration to France began as early as 1801 after the French Invasion of Egypt and there was significant immigration after the 1952 Egyptian revolution.
The church was canonically instituted by Pope Shenouda III on 2 July 1974 as the French Coptic Orthodox Eparchy. On 18 June 1994, Pope Shenouda raised the status of the eparchy to the French Coptic Orthodox Church, a new body.
The church was first headed by Metropolitan Marcos until his death on 11 May 2008. He was then succeeded by Athanasius until 2023.
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