Coptic Orthodox Church in North America

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The Copts began to immigrate to the United States as early as the late 1940s. Immigration to Canada was soon to follow, and in general, this was to be the case throughout North America in the coming decades. With hundreds of Coptic Orthodox churches in the United states alone (along with over 90 congregations in Canada),^[1] it is estimated that there are over one million Coptic Orthodox Christians in North America.^[2]

While the Coptic Orthodox form a larger number in the US, the first Coptic Orthodox parish in the North America was actually founded in Canada. In 1964, St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in (Toronto, Canada) was established. However, not too long afterwards, the first parish in the States, St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City) was founded in the late 1960s.

Decades later, Mexico had a growing Coptic Orthodox community of its own, as it was less than one decade ago when some Coptic families settled in Mexico. The first — and only — Coptic Orthodox church in Mexico is St. Mary and St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Tlaycapan, Mexico. It was founded in 2001.

Of the Coptic Orthodox parishes in the United States, there are currently over 200 churches that serve the expanding Coptic Orthodox population there^[3][4] as well as several other churches and communities in Canada.^[1]

See also

• Coptic
• Coptic Orthodox Church
• Coptic Orthodoxy around the world
  • Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States
    • List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States
  • Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada
    • List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Canada
  • Coptic Orthodox Church in Mexico
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Los Angeles)
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Denver, Colorado)
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Philadelphia)
• St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church (Woodbury, New York)
• Religion in North America

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Calgary Herald Newspaper Article
2. ^ NY Times (Retrieved 08-02-2008)
3. ^ "Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.
4. ^ CNEWA: The Coptic Orthodox Church

External links

• North America Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese
• Coptic Orthodox Church Listings & Statistics
• Coptic Orthodox Church Directory (Canada & US)
• Coptic Church Listings
• Coptic Centre in Canada
• Coptic Organizations & Links
• St. Mary and St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church (Mexico).
• Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George (Brooklyn)
• Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles
• Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States