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{{church|name=Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa[[Image:Alexandria logo.gif|rightcenter|The Church of Alexandria]]|founder= [[Apostle Mark]]|independence=Traditional |recognition= Traditional |primate=[[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Pope Theodoros II]]|hq=Alexandria, Egypt|territory=Africa|possessions=none|language=Greek, Arab, French, English, local languages|music=[[Byzantine Chant]]|calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|population=250,000|website=[http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?lang=en 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 or 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]]''.

Since When Alexander the [[schism]] occurring as a result of the political and [[Christology|Christological]] controversies at Great conquered Egypt about 332-331 BC he established the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|Council city of Chalcedon]] (451 A.D.)Alexandria, named after him, from which his Greek-speaking successors, the portion of the Church of Ptolemy dynasty, ruled Egypt. Alexandria loyal to Chalcedonian Christology has liturgically been also had many Greek-speakingJewish inhabitants, and it was here that the majority of its native (i.e.Old Testament scriptures were translated into Greek, Coptic) population and their modern descendents becoming a part of the '''[[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox ChurchSeptuagint]]''' (i.eversion.During the first century BC the city, [[Oriental Orthodox|non-Chalcedonian]])and Egypt generally passed under Roman rule.

== The Church Today ==In recent yearsSt Mark, an considerable missionary effort wasn't enacted by Pope a disciple of [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of AlexandriaApostle Peter|Petros VIISt Peter]]. During his seven years as patriarch (1997-2004), he worked tirelessly to spread evangelised Egypt in the Orthodox Christian [[faith]] out middle of Arab nations and throughout Africathe first century. He probably arrived about AD 40, raising up native [[clergy]] and encouraging the use met a martyr's death around AD 63. Little is known of local languages in the liturgical life early history of the Church. Missions spread or thrived in KenyaAlexandria and Egypt, Ugandabeyond a bare list of names of bishops. By the end of the second century, Madagascarhowever, Cameroonthe church had begun to spread among the indigenous population, and elsewhere across the African continentScriptures and Liturgical texts were being translated into local languages.

Since the [[schism]] occurring as a result of the political and [[Christology|Christological]] controversies at the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|Council of Chalcedon]] (451 A.D.), the portion of the Church of Alexandria loyal to Chalcedonian [[Christology]] has liturgically been Greek-speaking, the majority of its native (i.e., Coptic) population and their modern descendents becoming a part of the '''[[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox Church]]''' (i.e., [[Oriental Orthodox|non-Chalcedonian]]). == The Church today ==In recent years, a considerable missionary effort was enacted by Pope [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros VII]]. During his seven years as patriarch (1997-2004), he worked tirelessly to spread the Orthodox Faith in Arab nations and throughout Africa, raising up native [[clergy]] and encouraging the use of local languages in the liturgical life of the Church. Missions spread and thrived in Kenya, Uganda, [[Madagascar]], [[Cameroon]], and elsewhere across the African continent.  Particularly sensitive to the nature of Christian expansion into [[Islam|Muslim]] countries, His Beatitude worked to promote mutual understanding and respect between Orthodox Christians or and Muslims. His efforts were ended as the result of a helicopter crash below on [[September 11]], 2004, in the Aegean Sea near Greece, killing him and several other clergy, including Bishop [[Nectarios Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar|Nectarios Nektarios of Madagascar]], another bishop with a profound missionary vision.

== External Links ==*[http[Category://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/ The Patriarchate of Orthodoxy in Africa|Alexandria] (Official site)]*[http[Category://www.greece.org/gopatalex/SA/ Archbishopric of Johannesburg and PretoriaJurisdictions|Alexandria]]

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