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The immigration of the Copts to the United States of America might have started as early as the late 1940s. After 1952, Coptic immigration from Egypt to the United States increased in general.
There are many [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox]] Churches churches and congregations in the United States. Estimated numbers of adherents, based on church membership, is between 350,000 and 420,000. Based on the estimates of certain Coptic organizations, the number of Coptic-Americans is between 700,000 and one million .<ref>Archive of [http://web.archive.org/web/20070506032025/http://www.copts.com/english/CoptsDiaspora.aspxCopts Diaspora] [http://findarticles.com</p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20051126/ai_n15875673]. ref> There are over 200 parishes in the United States that serve the expanding Coptic Orthodox population. ==Bishops and Dioceses==
==Bishops and dioceses==
There are five Coptic Orthodox Bishops serving in the United States:
*His Grace Serapion, Bishop of the Holy [[Diocese ]] of Los Angeles, Southern California & and Hawaii, USA. *His Grace Youssef (Joseph), Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Southern United States & and Abbot of the Monastery of Most Holy Virgin Mary & and Saint Moses the Strong in Corpus Christi, Texas. *His Grace Youhanna (John), General Bishop & and Patriarchal Exarch in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, [[Archdiocese ]] of North America. *His Grace David, General Bishop and Patriarchal Exarch in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Archdiocese of North America.
And for the Eritrean Orthodox Church congregation, His Grace Macarius, Bishop of the Eritrean Church in the USA. Member of the Eritrean Holy Synod.
There also is the vacant throne of the Bishop and Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in Barstow, California, after the departure of the thrice-blessed Bishop Abbot Karas.
==Extended Service Areasservice areas==The [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox Church]] has Churches and congregations in the following regions <ref> Coptic Orthodox Church directory on [http://coptic.us/church_showsub.asp?cat_id=1&cat=USACoptic Orthodox Church Directory: USA]</ref> <ref>Another directory on [http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/directory/churches_all.phpCoptic Churches in the United States and Canada]</ref>
===[[Archdiocese]] of North America===
There are two Exarchs of the Throne serving this Archdiocese, which is directly under the responsibility of the [[List of Coptic Popes|Pope of Alexandria]]:
*His Grace Youhanna (John), General Bishop & and Patriarchal Exarch in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Archdiocese of North America.
*His Grace David, General Bishop and Patriarchal Exarch in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Archdiocese of North America.
In the [[Archdiocese]] of North America, there are over 100 Coptic Orthodox Churcheschurches. The following States states and Districts districts are served under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese:
*Colorado
*Illinois
*Vermont
*Virginia
*Washington , D.C.
*Washington
*West Virginia
===[[Diocese]] of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii===
His Grace Serapion is the Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii.
The Diocese diocese has around 30 churches, a theological school (seminary) and a charity organization called Saint Verena Charity , named after the Coptic Saint Verena).<ref> Churches of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles website [http://www.lacopts.org/index.php/churches/Parish Churches of the Diocese] of Los Angeles</ref>. The [[Diocese]] of LA Los Angeles is based at 3803 W. Mission Blvd. in Pomona, California 91766 USA.
In California there also is an independent Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in Barstow that is under the jurisdiction of the [[List of Coptic Popes|Pope of Alexandria]]. The throne of the Bishop and Abbot of the monastery was vacant ever since the death of the thrice-blessed Bishop Karas, but is currently overseen by a Hegumen Hieromonk, Father Anastasi St. Anthony.
===[[Diocese]] of Southern United States===His Grace Youssef (Joseph) is the Bishop of the Diocese of Southern United States and also is the Abbot of the Monastery of Most Holy Virgin Mary & and Saint Moses the Strong in Corpus Christi, Texas. There are 23 churches and 28 Coptic Communities (mission parishes) in this diocese along with a theological school (seminary). The diocese is headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Colleyville, Texas.
The territories covered under this diocese are in the following states:
*[[Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada]]
*[[Coptic Orthodox Church in Europe]]
*[[The French Coptic Orthodox Church]]
==External linksReferences==<references/>
==Source==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wikiw/index.php?title=Coptic_Orthodox_Church_in_the_United_States&oldid=148739496 ''Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States '' from Wikipedia:Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States]*Coptic Orthodox Church Directoryhttp://www.coptic.us/*Coptic Linkshttp://www.coptic.org/*Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles — Websitehttp://www.lacopts.org/*Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States — Websitehttp://www.suscopts.org/*Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America — Websitehttp://www.nacopts.org/
==ReferencesExternal links==<references*[http:/>/www.coptic.us/ Coptic Orthodox Church Directory]*[http://www.coptic.org/ Coptic Links]*[http://www.nacopt.org/ Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America]*[http://www.suscopts.org/ Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States]*[http://www.lacopts.org/ Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles]*[http://www.damiettadiocese.org/ Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Damietta]*[http://www.pscopts.org/ Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Port Said]
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