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Wissam,
Thanks for this contribution.

I would like to add that there are Coptic Catholics with their own Patriarch of Alexandria, Stephanos II. He was made a Cardinal by our Pope recently.

As far as I know (correct me if I am wrong) the title "Coptic Pope" was used by the Coptic Orthodox after the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. Before the schism the title was always Patriarch of Alexandria.

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In Christ
Mary

"Only when the Magisterium is accepted docilely in a spirit of faith ... can you avoid the temptations caused by the superficial fascination of theological trends which disfigure and obscure the truth" Pope john Paul II

Mary,

Coptic catholics have a cardinal yes, and they have 7 dioceces.

In the middle eastern history, Alexandria and Antioch were called Papal Seats, but none really had a pope with the authority as Pope John Paul II, and none the patriarchs took the name Pope. For the copts they chose the name pope beccause their Leader is the one that caused the split in orthodox churches , some orthodox approve the council of Chalcedon and some do not, so Copts felt proud about it and gave him the name Pope, but he has no authority what so ever like our pope, not even close, he leads Copts only.


wisam