List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States

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The following is a partial list of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States, the count stands at 185 churches:

Diocese of Southern United States

The Hierarch of this diocese is His Grace Bishop Youssef, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Southern United States. The following is a list of the churches under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Southern United States:

Alabama

• St. John Kame Coptic Orthodox Church, Birmingham
• Coptic Community, Mobile

Arizona

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Scottsdale
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Peoria
• St. John the Beloved Coptic Orthodox Church, Tucson
• Coptic Community, Northern Arizona

Arkansas

• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Little Rock

Florida

• Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Melbourne
• St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Altamonte Springs
• St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Pensacola
• St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Jacksonville
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Daytona Beach
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tampa
• St John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church, Miami
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Fort Myers
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Delray Beach
• St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Orlando
• St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tallahassee
• St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Clearwater
• St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church, New Port Richey
• St. Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church, Gainesville
• St. Peter (Seal of the Martyrs) Coptic Orthodox Church, West Palm Beach
• St. Rebekah Coptic Orthodox Church, Orlando
• St. Simon the Tanner Coptic Orthodox Church, Sarasota
• The Coptic Orthodox Community of Destin
• The Coptic Orthodox Community of Florida Keys
• The Coptic Orthodox Community of Panama City

Georgia

• St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Savannah
• St. Augustine Coptic Orthodox Church, Augusta
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Roswell (Atlanta)
• St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Suwanee (Atlanta)

Louisiana

• St. Barbara Coptic Orthodox Church, Shreveport
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, New Orleans
• The Coptic Orthodox Community of Lafayette

Mississippi

New Mexico

• St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Albuquerque

Oklahoma

• St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Tulsa
• The Coptic Orthodox Community of Lawton

Tennessee

• St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Antioch (Nashville)
• St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
• St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Chattanooga
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Knoxville
• St. Mary & St. Ruweiss Coptic Orthodox Church, Memphis

Texas

• Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
• St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Euless
• St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, San Antonio
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Lubbock
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Colleyville (co-located with the Southern Diocese headquarters)
• St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
• St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Richardson (Dallas)
• The Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, Austin
• The Coptic Orthodox Community of College Station
• The Coptic Orthodox Community of Corpus Christi

Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii

Whose Hierarch is His Grace Serapion, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii

California

• Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Ana
• Archangel Raphael & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Palmdale
• Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Simi Valley
• Archangels Michael & Gabriel Coptic Orthodox Church, Fresno
• St. George & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Visalia
• St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Bakersfield
• St. Abanoub & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Norco
• St. Cyril Coptic Orthodox Church, El Monte
• St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, San Diego
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Bellflower
• St. George El Mezahm (the New Martyr) Coptic Orthodox Church, San Jacinto
• St. John Coptic Orthodox Church, Covina
• St. John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church, Oxnard
• St. Justina Coptic Orthodox Church, Rancho Cucamonga
• St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, Lake Forest (Irvine)
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Victorville
• St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Northridge
• St. Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church, Cathedral City (Palm Springs), plans to expand into Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley.

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• St. Mary of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Clarita
• St. Mary & St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church, Anaheim
• St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church, Pomona
• St. Maurice & St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Village, Big Bear Lake
• St. Mercurius & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Torrance
• St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Riverside
• St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Monica
• St. Verena & the Three Holy Youth Coptic Orthodox Church, Orange County
• St. Bishoy & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Hollywood
• St. Thomas the Hermit Coptic Orthodox Church, Temecula

Hawaii

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Honolulu

Archdiocese of North America

This Archdiocese is directly under the responsibility of the Pope of Alexandria. It includes all churches in North America that are not under the jurisdiction of a diocese. There are two Exarchs of the Throne serving this Archdiocese:

• His Grace Youhanna (John), General Bishop & 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.

The following churches are under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of North America:

Alaska

California

• Archangel Michael & St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church, Redwood City
• St. Antonius Coptic Orthodox Church, Hayward (San Francisco)
• St. George & St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church, Campbell (San Jose)
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Monterey
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Ripon (Modesto)
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Rancho Cordova (Sacramento)
• St. Mary & St. John Coptic Orthodox Church, Pleasanton
• St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Concord

Colorado

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Englewood (Denver)

Connecticut

• St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Hamden

Delaware

• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Bear

Idaho

• Virgin Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Boise

Illinois

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Burr Ridge (Chicago)
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Palatine (Chicago)
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Monee (Chicago)

Indiana

• St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Indianapolis

Iowa

• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Urbandale (Des Moines)
• St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Council Bluffs

Kansas

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Meriam (Kansas City)

Kentucky

• Holy Virgin Mary & St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Lexington

Maine

Maryland

• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Cabin John
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Savage

Massachusetts

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Natick
• Holy Virgin Mary Spiritual Vineyard, Charlton
• St. George and Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Marshfield

Michigan

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Troy
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor
• St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Grand Rapids
• The Coptic Orthodox Community of Lansing

Minnesota

• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, St. Paul

Missouri

• St. Mary & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, St. Louis

Montana

Nebraska

• St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Omaha

Nevada

• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Las Vegas
• St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, Metro Las Vegas

New Hampshire

• St. Mary and Archangel Michael, Nashua

New Jersey

The current building of St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church, which was originally established as the second Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City.

• Anba Moussa the Strong & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Edison
• Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Howell
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City
• St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Cedar Grove
• St. Abanoub & St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church, Bayonne
• St. Antonious & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, East Rutherford
• St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Medford
• St. John & St. Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church, Morris Plains
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick
• St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Manville
• St. Mary & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Elizabeth
• St. Mary & St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church, Belleville
• St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Holmdel
• St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Mckee City
• Virgin Mary & St. John Coptic Orthodox Church, Bayonne

New York

A view of St. Abraam's Church in Long Island, NY from outside.

• Archangel Michael & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Great Kills, Staten Island
• St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Woodbury
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Astoria, Queens
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Brooklyn
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Manhattan
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Henrietta (Rochester)
• St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church, Ridgewood, Queens
• St. Mary & St. Pachomious Coptic Orthodox Church, Spring Valley
• St. Mary & St. Pachomious Coptic Orthodox Church, Stony Point
• St. Mary & St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, White Plains
• St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Albany
• St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Syracuse
• St. Mary & St. Moses the Black Coptic Orthodox Church, North Tonawanda (Buffalo)
• St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Mission, Rochester
• Virgin Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tottenville, Staten Island

North Carolina

• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Raleigh
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Charlotte

North Dakota

Ohio

• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Toledo
• St. Mina & St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Miamisburg (Dayton)
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Cleveland
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Columbus

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania (serving Philadelphia).

Oregon

• St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church, Portland

Pennsylvania

• St. Mary & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Allentown
• St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Altoona
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Ambridge (Pittsburgh)
• St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Annville
• St. Mary & St. Mercurios Coptic Orthodox Church, Devon
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Harrisburg
• St. Mary & St Kyrillos Coptic Orthodox Church, Hatfield
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Silver Springs (Lancaster)
• Virgin Mary & St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, Mount Pocono
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Norristown (Philadelphia)

Rhode Island

• St. Mary and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Cranston

South Carolina

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Myrtle Beach
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Greenville

South Dakota

Utah

• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Salt Lake City

Vermont

• St Mary & Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church, Burlington

Virginia

• Archangel Michael & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Richmond
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Roanoke
• St. Mary & St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church, Stafford
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Hampton
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Fairfax, Virginia
• St. Moses Coptic Orthodox Church, Ashburn, Virginia
• St. Mary and John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church Staunton, Virginia

Washington

• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Kirkland (Seattle)
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Lynnwood
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Puyallup

West Virginia

Wisconsin

• St. Mary & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Milwaukee
• St. Mary & St. Rewais Coptic Orthodox Church, Madison
• Virgin Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Springfield, Wisconsin

Wyoming

US Territories

In addition to the confederated states, several other areas belong to territories officially held under the United States:

US Virgin Islands

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, St. Thomas

See also

• Coptic
• Coptic Orthodox Church in North America
• Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States
• List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Canada
• Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
• Oriental Orthodoxy

References

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External links

• Coptic Orthodox Church Listings & Statistics
• Coptic Orthodox Directory of Churches in the United States
• Directory of Priests in Canada & the US
• Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mark, the first Coptic Church in the United States
• Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles
• Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States
• Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America