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The [[Copt]]ic immigration to France started as early as 1800 after the French invasion of Egypt but a bigger immigration started in the 1960s. {{cleanup}}
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The French Coptic Orthodox Church website*[http://eocf.free.fr/eglisep_eng.htm France Copte The French Coptic Orthodox Church website]*[http://www.france-copte.net/ Coptepedia France Copte website ]*[http://www.coptipedia.com{{stub}}Coptepedia website]
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The Coptic immigration to France started as early as 1800 after the French invasion of Egypt but a bigger immigration started in the 1960s. On [[June 2]] [[, 1974]], His Holiness [[Shenouda III (Gayyid) of Alexandria|Pope Shenouda III]] has received in the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria a native Orthodox Church in France along with their Primate, who in turn was accepted after consecration into the Episcopate, in [[The Holy Synod ]] of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria ]] Alexandri and hence was appointed their Primate His Grace Marcos (Mark), as the first [[Bishop]] and His Grace Athanasios as the [[Chorbishop]] (Deputy Bishop) of the '''French Orthodox Eparchy'''.
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==Status of The Churchthe church==
On 18 June 1994 His Holiness [[Shenouda III (Gayyid) of Alexandria|Pope Shenouda III]] raised the French Orthodox Eparchy to the full status of the French Orthodox Church.
Currently, the church has also many Priests serving in Paris and other French cities.
==Faith and Governancegovernance==
The French Orthodox Church being an upholder of the Orthodox faith as defined by the Apostolic Throne of Alexandria, is integrated within the Church of Alexandria, but is considered autonomous in matter of governance.
*[[Coptic Church in Wales]]
*[[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)]]
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