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St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church

Coordinates: 40°42′21″N 73°54′28″W / 40.70583°N 73.90778°W / 40.70583; -73.90778
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St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Church
St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church
Map
Address606 Woodward Ave Ridgewood, NY 11385
CountryUnited States of America
DenominationCoptic Orthodox Church
Websitewww.copticchurch.org
Architecture
StyleCoptic
Administration
DivisionCoptic Orthodox Patriarchate
DioceseArchdiocese of North America, under the Pope of Alexandria
Clergy
Bishop(s)HH Pope Theodoros II
Priest(s)Fr. Yohanna Girgis
Fr. Antonios Makarious
Fr. Alkes Eshak Gerges

St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯ 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

St. Mary & St. Antonios Church, being one of the oldest Coptic Orthodox churches in North America, started in March 1972,[4] and is the first Coptic Orthodox parish 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 led 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

  1. ^ Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America (Retrieved 08-07-2008)
  2. ^ "Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.
  3. ^ CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church (Retrieved 17-07-2008)
  4. ^ a b Church Data (Retrieved 08-09-2008)
  5. ^ Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George in a Few Lines

See also

40°42′21″N 73°54′28″W / 40.70583°N 73.90778°W / 40.70583; -73.90778

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