Difference between revisions of "Cyril V (John) of Alexandria"
m |
m |
||
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
{{start box}} | {{start box}} | ||
{{succession| | {{succession| | ||
− | before=[[Demetrius II of Alexandria|Demetrius II]]|title=[[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Pope of Alexandria (Coptic)]]|years=1874–1927|after=[[ | + | before=[[Demetrius II of Alexandria|Demetrius II]]|title=[[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Pope of Alexandria (Coptic)]]|years=1874–1927|after=[[Youanes XIX of Alexandria|Youanes (John) XIX]]}} |
{{end box}} | {{end box}} | ||
Revision as of 00:41, October 16, 2005
His Holiness Pope St. Cyril (Kyrillos) V (born Youhanna (John) in 1824 or 1830/1831 according to different accounts) was the 112th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark for fifty-two years and nine months, from November 1, 1874 until his departure from our vanishing world on August 7, 1927.
Help with box
During his papacy the Coptic Church was adorned by knowledgeable and holy men; among them was the great saint, Anba Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum.
Cyril V (John) of Alexandria | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by: Demetrius II |
Pope of Alexandria (Coptic) 1874–1927 |
Succeeded by: Youanes (John) XIX |
Sources and further details
- Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium (Book of Saints)
- The Renewal of Coptic Orthodoxy in the Twentieth Century
- Pope Kyrillos V and the reopening of the Theological School of Alexandria in 1893, and appointment of Archdeacon Habib Guirguis as its Dean in 1918
External link
The crown of Anba Cyril V, 112th Patriarch (Coptic Museum in Cairo)
Categories > Church History
Categories > Church History
Categories > Church History > Canon Law > Ecclesiology > Jurisdictions > Oriental Orthodox
Categories > Liturgics > Feasts
Categories > Liturgics > Feasts
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by century > 19th-20th-century bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Non-Chalcedonian Bishops
Categories > People > Saints > Egyptian Saints
Categories > People > Saints > Non-Chalcedonian Saints