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[[Image:Alexandria logo.gif|right|The Church of Alexandria]]
The '''Church of Alexandria''' is one of the [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] [[Orthodox Church]]es. Its [[primate]] is the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, the successor to the [[Apostle Mark|Apostle Mark the Evangelist]], who founded the Church of Alexandria in the 1st century. It is one of the five ancient [[patriarchate]]s of the early [[Church]], called the ''[[Pentarchy]]''.
{{church|
name= Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa|
founder= [[Apostle Mark]]|
independence=Traditional |
recognition= Traditional |
primate=[[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Pope Theodoros II]]|
hq=Alexandria, Egypt|
territory=Egypt and Africa|
possessions= ?|
language=Greek, Swahili, English|
music=[[Byzantine Chant]]|
population=250,000|
website=[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/ Church of Alexandria]
}}
== History ==
