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| St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Church | |
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| Location | 606 Woodward Ave Ridgewood, NY 11385 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Website | http://www.copticchurch.org/ |
| History | |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Coptic |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Administration | |
| Division | The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of North America, under the Pope of Alexandria |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | HH Pope Shenouda III |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Yohanna Girgis Fr. Antonios Makarious Fr. Michael Sorial |
St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ // transliteration: ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Maria nem fi.ethowab Antonios) is located in Ridgewood, Queens and was the oldest Coptic Orthodox parish in Queens.[1] It is one of over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States.[2][3]
History[edit]
St. Mary & St. Antonios Church, being one of the oldest Coptic Orthodox churches in North America, started out in March of 1972,[4] and is notably the first Coptic Orthodox parish that was founded in New York[5] as well as the third Coptic parish in the US, the first two being St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City and St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. After a few months, however, St. George Coptic Orthodox Church was established in Brooklyn, and eventually, Coptic parishes started popping up throughout New York City as well as up-state New York. This lead to the establishment of about 15 Coptic Orthodox Churches in New York State.
After the church was built, in a pastoral visit by HH Pope Shenouda III, the parish was consecrated in September 1989. The liturgies are currently held by three priests, as there are over 300 Coptic families served by St. Mary & St. Antonios Church.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America (Retrieved 08-07-2008)
- ^ "Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.
- ^ CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church (Retrieved 17-07-2008)
- ^ a b Church Data (Retrieved 08-09-2008)
- ^ [1]
External links[edit]
- The official website of St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church
- The Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America
- Directory & Statistics on Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America
See also[edit]
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria
- Coptic architecture
- Coptic Cairo
- Coptic Orthodox Church in North America
- Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada
- Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States
- List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States
- St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)
- St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Los Angeles)
- St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Denver, Colorado)
- St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
- St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church (Los Angeles)
- St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Brooklyn)
- St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Philadelphia)
- St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church (Woodbury, New York)
- St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)