Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria
The first Patriarch of Alexandria is said to have been Saint Mark the Evangelist in the 1st century. After the schism at the Council of Chalcedon in the year 451, the Coptic Church, lead by the Patriarchs of Alexandria, was divided from the rest of Christianity, as it is to this day.
The patriarchs have used the title pope (Coptic Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ meaning "father", of Greek origin) since the 3rd century.
| Name | Years | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark the Evangelist | c. 30-c. 61 | (Marcus, Markos) |  |
| Anianus I of Alexandria | c. 61-83 | (Anianos) | |
| Avilius I of Alexandria | 83-95 | (Abilius, Melyos, Milios, Milius, Sabellius) | |
| Kedron I | 95-106 | (Cerdon, Kərdônou, Kedronos) | |
| Primus I | 106-118 | (Aprimos, Brimou, Epriemou, Primou) | |
| Justus I | 118-129 | (Iostos) | |
| Eumenes I | 129-141 | (Əumənios, Emenaios, Eumenius, Oumenios) | |
| Markianos I | 141-152 | | |
| Celadion I | 152-166 | (Kallautianos) | |
| Agrippinus I | 166-178 | (Astrippinos) | |
| Julian I | 178-188 | (Ioulianos) | |
| Demetrius I of Alexandria | 188-230 | (Dêmêtrios) | |
| Heraclas I | 232-248 | (Iəraklas, Theoclas, Yaraklas) | |
| Dionysius I | 248-264 | (Dionusiou, Dionysios) | |
| Maximus I | 264-282 | (Maksimou, Maximos) | |
| Theonas I | 282-300 | (Təôna) | |
| Peter I | 302-311 | (Bətros, Petros) | |
| Achillas I | 311-312 | (Archelaos, Arkhəlaos) | |
| Alexander I | 312-328 | (Aləksandros) | |
| Athanasius I of Alexandria | 328-373 | (Atanasiou) | |
| Peter II | 373-381 | (Bətros, Petros) | |
| Timothy I | 381-384 | (Timotəos) | |
| Theophilus I | 384-412 | (Təofilou, Theophilos) | |
| Cyril I | 412-444 | (Kurillou) | |
| Dioscorus I | 444-454 | (Dioskoros, Dioskorou) | |
| Timothy II | 457-477 | (Timotəos) | |
| Peter III | 477-489 | (Bətros, Petros) | |
| Athanasius II | 489-496 | (Atanasiou) | |
| John I | 496-505 | (Iôannês) | |
| John II | 505-516 | (Iôannês) | |
| Dioscorus II | 516-518 | (Dioskoros, Dioskorou) | |
| Timothy III | 518-536 | (Timotəos) | |
| Theodosius I | 536-567 | (Təodosios) | |
| Peter IV | 567-576 | (Bətros, Petros) | |
| Damian I | 576-605 | (Damianos) | |
| Anastasius I | 605-616 | (Anastasios) | |
| Andronicus I | 617-623 | (Andronikos) | |
| Benjamin I | 623-662 | (Bəniamin, Binyamin) | |
| Agathon I | 662-680 | (Agatho, Astatou) | |
| John III | 680-689 | (Hanna, Iôannês) | |
| Isaac I | 690-692 | (Isaak) | |
| Simeon I | 692-699 | (Suməôn) | |
| Alexander II | 704-729 | (Aləksandros) | |
| Cosmas I | 729-730 | (Kosma) | |
| Tawadros I | 730-742 | (Tadros, Təodôros, Theodore) | |
| Michael I | 743-767 | (Khaêl, Khail, Mikhaêl) | |
| Mina I | 767-776 | (Mêna) | |
| John IV | 777-799 | (Iôannês) | |
| Mark II | 799-819 | (Markos) | |
| James I | 819-830 | (Iakôbos, Jacob, Yakobos) | |
| Simeon II | 830 | (Suməôn) | |
| Joseph I | 831-849 | (Iôsêf, Yousab, Youssef) | |
| Michael II | 849-851 | (Khaêl, Khail, Mikhaêl) | |
| Cosmas II | 851-858 | (Kosma) | |
| Shenouda I | 859-880 | (Šənoudi) | |
| Michael III | 880-907 | (Khaêl, Khail, Mikhaêl) | |
| Gabriel I | 910-920 | (Stabriêl) | |
| Cosmas III | 920-932 | (Kosma) | |
| Macarius I | 932-952 | (Makarios) | |
| Theophilus II | 952-956 | (Təofilos, Theophilos) | |
| Mina II | 956-974 | (Mêna) | |
| Abraham I | 975-978 | (Abraam) | |
| Philotheus I | 979-1003 | (Filotəos, Philotheos) | |
| Zacharias I | 1004-1032 | (Zakharias) | |
| Shenouda II | 1032-1046 | (Šənoudi) | |
| Christodulus I | 1047-1077 | (Christodoulos, Khristodolos) | |
| Cyril II | 1078-1092 | (Guirguis, Kurillou) | |
| Michael IV | 1092-1102 | (Khaêl, Khail, Mikhaêl) | |
| Macarius II | 1102-1128 | (Makarios) | |
| Gabriel II | 1131-1145 | (Ela, Stabriêl) | |
| Michael V | 1145-1146 | (Mikhaêl) | |
| John V | 1147-1166 | (Iôannês) | |
| Mark III | 1166-1189 | (Farag, Markos) | |
| John VI | 1189-1216 | (Iôannês) | |
| Cyril III | 1235-1243 | (Daoud, Kurillou) | |
| Athanasius III | 1250-1261 | (Atanasiou) | |
| John VII | 1262-1269 | (Iôannês, Youhanna) | |
| Gabriel III | 1268-1271 | (Stabriêl) | |
| John VII | 1271-1293 | (Iôannês, Youhanna) | |
| Theodosius II | 1293-1300 | (Abdelmasih, Təodosios) | |
| John VIII | 1300-1320 | (Iôannês, Youhanna) | |
| John IX | 1320-1327 | (Iôannês) | |
| Benjamin II | 1327-1339 | (Bəniamin, Binyamin) | |
| Peter V | 1340-1348 | (Bətros, Boutros, Petros) | |
| Mark IV | 1348-1363 | (Farag, Markos, Allah) | |
| John X | 1363-1369 | (Iôannês, Youhanna) | |
| Gabriel IV | 1370-1378 | (Stabriêl) | |
| Matthew I | 1378-1408 | (Matəos) | |
| Gabriel V | 1409-1427 | (Stabriêl) | |
| John XI | 1427-1452 | (Farag, Iôannês) | |
| Matthew II | 1452-1465 | (Matəos, Sulayman) | |
| Gabriel VI | 1466-1474 | (Stabriêl) | |
| Michael VI | 1477-1478 | (Mikhaêl) | |
| John XII | 1480-1483 | (Iôannês) | |
| John XIII | 1484-1524 | (Iôannês) | |
| Gabriel VII | 1525-1570 | (Stabriêl) | |
| John XIV | 1571-1586 | (Iôannês) | |
| Gabriel VIII | 1587-1603 | (Shenouda, Stabriêl) | |
| Mark V | 1603-1619 | (Markos) | |
| John XV | 1619-1629 | (Iôannês) | |
| Matthew III | 1631-1646 | (Matəos, Tadros) | |
| Mark VI | 1646-1656 | (Markos, Tadros) | |
| Matthew IV | 1660-1675 | (Guirguis, Matəos) | |
| John XVI | 1676-1718 | (Ibrahim, Iôannês) | |
| Peter VI | 1718-1726 | (Bətros, Boutros, Petros) | |
| John XVII | 1727-1745 | (Iôannês) | |
| Mark VII | 1745-1769 | (Markos) | |
| John XVIII | 1769-1796 | (Iôannês, Youssef) | |
| Mark VIII | 1796-1809 | (Markos, Youhanna) | |
| Peter VII | 1809-1852 | (Bətros, Boutros, Petros) | |
| Cyril IV | 1853-1861 | (Daoud, Kurillou) | |
| Demetrius II | 1861-1870 | (Dêmêtrios) | |
| Cyril V | 1874-1927 | (Kurillou, Youhanna) | |
| John XIX | 1928-1942 | (Iôannês) | |
| Macarius III | 1944-1945 | (Makarios) | |
| Joseph II | 1946-1956 | (Iôsêf, Yousab) | |
| Cyril VI | 1959-1971 | (Azer, Kurillou, Youssef) | |
| Shenouda III | 1971-2012 | (Nazeer, Nazir, Šənoudi, Gayed) | |
| Tawadros II | 2012- | (Təodôros, Wagih, Subhi, Baqi) | |