St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church

St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯ transliteration: ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Maria nem fi.ethowab Antonios) is located in Ridgewood, Queens and was the oldest Coptic Orthodox parish in Queens.[1] It is one of over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States.[2][3]

St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Church
St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church
Location606 Woodward Ave Ridgewood, NY 11385
CountryUnited States of America
DenominationCoptic Orthodox Church
Websitewww.copticchurch.org
History
Founded1972
Architecture
StyleCoptic
Years built1989
Administration
DioceseArchdiocese of North America, under the Pope of Alexandria
DivisionCoptic Orthodox Patriarchate
Clergy
Bishop(s)Pope Theodoros II
Priest(s)Fr. Yohanna Girgis
Fr. Antonios Makarious
Fr. Eshak Gerges
Fr. Antony Andrews

History

St. Mary & St. Antonios Church, being one of the oldest Coptic Orthodox churches in North America, started in March 1972,[4] and is the first Coptic Orthodox parish in New York[5] as well as the third Coptic parish in the US, the first two being St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City and St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. After a few months, however, St. George Coptic Orthodox Church was established in Brooklyn, and eventually, Coptic parishes started popping up throughout New York City as well as up-state New York. This led to the establishment of about 15 Coptic Orthodox Churches in New York State.

After the church was built, in a pastoral visit by Pope Shenouda III, the parish was consecrated in September 1989. The liturgies are currently held by three priests, as there are over 300 Coptic families served by St. Mary & St. Antonios Church.[4]

References
  1. Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America Archived 2010-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 08-07-2008)
  2. "Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.
  3. CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 17-07-2008)
  4. Church Data (Retrieved 08-09-2008)
  5. "Saint George Church - Brooklyn NY". 2005-03-04. Archived from the original on 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2018-02-16.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

See also

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