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Macarius III of Alexandria (Coptic)

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His Holiness '''Macarius III''' was the [[Coptic]] [[Pope]] of Alexandria and Patriarch of the [[See ]] of St. [[Apostle Mark|Mark]] (1942 – 1945).
Born on [[February 18]], 1872 in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Egypt died on [[August 31 ]], 1945 in Cairo.
Before becoming a Pope he was the [[Metropolitan]] of Assiut in Egypt , he . He is the second Bishop/Metropolitan to become a Pope in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the . The first Bishop/Metropolitan to become a Pope was Pope [[John XIX of Alexandria (Coptic)|John XIX]] <ref> History of the Coptic Church, [[Iris Habib Elmasry]] </ref>
Due to him accepting the Post there was a diagreement disagreement between him and Habib Elmasry , who was the secretary of the General Congregation Council (Elmagles Elmelly Ela'am) of the Coptic Orthodox Church at some stage. Mr . Elmasry was the father of the Coptic historian Iris Habib Elmasry and she documented these incedents in her book about the history of the Coptic Church.<ref> History of the Coptic Church, Iris Habib Elmasry</ref>
During his papacey he did not ordinate consecrate any Bishops [[bishop]]s or Metropolitans [[metropolitan]]s and this was taken as a symbol of his regret to have having become a Pope despite being a Metropolitan beforehand.<ref> History of the Coptic Church, Iris Habib Elmasry</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of Coptic Popes]]
*[[Oriental Orthodoxy]]
 
==References==
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'''==Source''': == *[[httpWikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Macarius_III_of_Alexandria English wikipedia]]]
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