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==See also==
*[[Copt]]s
*[[Coptic alphabet]]
*[[Coptic calendar]]
*[[Coptic iconography]]
*[[Coptic language]]
*[[Coptic music]]
*[[Coptic abstinence]]
*[[Coptic Orphans]]
*[[List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria]]
*[[Patriarch of Alexandria]]
*[[Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria]]
*[[The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria]]
*[[Oriental Orthodoxy]]
*[[Coptic Orthodox Church in Europe]]
*[[Egypt]]
*[[Egyptian Australian]]
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''This article is about Coptic Orthodoxy in Australia. For a list of Coptic parishes in Australia, see the [[List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Australia]].''
Congregations of the '''[[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox]] Church in Australia]]''' are served by two Coptic Orthodox [[Dioceses with over 50 parishes[[parish]]es, two Monasteries, two theological Colleges and five schools. The Coptic Church is a member of [[National Council of Churches in Australia]]. Currently, the Coptic Orthodox Church has as many 100,000 members in Australia (in [[Sydney]] alone it is estimated that there are 70,000 [[Copt]]sCopts, with numbers in [[Melbourne]] in the tens of thousands) <ref>In the year 2003, there was an estimated 70,000 Copts in New South Wales alone: - {{cite hansard | url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20031112040 | house=Parliament of
NSW - Legislative Council | date= 12 November 2003| page=Page: 4772: - ''Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property Trust Amendment Bill''}}</ref>.
==References==
* ''The Coptic Orthodox Church of Australia 1969-1995'', by Fr Matthew Attia, formerly Mr Maged Attia
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