Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada

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St. Mark's Coptic Church, Toronto, the first Coptic Orthodox Church in North America.

The Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada is under the jurisdiction of the Coptic Orthodox Church, with its patriarchal Archdiocese of North America.

History

The immigration of the Copts to Canada might have started as early as the late 1950s. Starting in the 1970s, Canada has been receiving a greater number of these immigrants, and the number of Coptic immigrants into Canada has been growing ever since. According to the census, there were over 10,000 Orthodox Copts in Canada by the year 2001—an increase from only 5,000 in 1991. With that calculated growth rate, this figure could now be as high as 25,000.

The first Coptic Orthodox Church established in North America was St. Mark's in Toronto, Canada. Currently, there are over 30 Coptic Orthodox churches in Canada—and counting.

Parishes

The Coptic Orthodox Church has churches and congregations in the following regions:

Ontario

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Toronto (Scarborough)

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The Canadian Coptic Center in Mississauga, built in Coptic Style

• Coptic Canadian Centre
  • Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Mississauga
  • St. Anthony and St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Mississauga
  • St. Mina and Pope St. Kyrollos (Cyril) Coptic Orthodox Church, Mississauga
• St. George and St. Rueiss Coptic Orthodox Church, North York

A Coptic Orthodox Priest

• Ti Agia Maria and St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Etobicoke
• St. John the Baptist and St. Elizabeth Coptic Orthodox Church, Barrie (Oro Station)
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Ottawa
• St. Mary and St. Moses Coptic Orthodox Church, Windsor
• St. Mary and St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church, Richmond Hill
• St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church [1], Thornhill
• St. George and St. Mercurius Abu Sefein Coptic Orthodox Church, St. Catherines
• St. Paul the Anchorite Coptic Orthodox Church, London
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Kitchener
• St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Hamilton
• St. George and St. Antony Coptic Orthodox Church, Ottawa
• Archangel Michael and St. Tekla Coptic Orthodox Church, Brampton
• St. Mary and St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Ajax
• St. Maurice and St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church, Willowdale

Québec

• St. George and St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church, Pierrefonds
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Montreal
• Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, St-Hubert
• Archangel Michael and Philopatyr Marcorios, Laval

Alberta

• St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Calgary
• St. Mary and St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Edmonton

British Columbia

• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Vancouver
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Surrey

Manitoba

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church [2], Winnipeg

New Brunswick

• Holy Virgin Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church [3], St. John

Newfoundland

• St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church, St. John's and Gander

Nova Scotia

• St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, Halifax

Saskatchewan

• St. Mark and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Regina

See also

• Coptic Orthodox Pope
• Pope Shenouda III
• The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
• Oriental Orthodoxy
• Eastern Orthodoxy
• Greek Church of Alexandria
• Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States
• Coptic Orthodox Church in Europe
• British Orthodox Church
• Coptic Orthodox Church in Wales
• The French Coptic Orthodox Church

Source

• Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada at Wikipedia

External links

• Coptic Orthodox Church Directory
• Coptic Centre in Canada
• Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Archdiocese of North America