Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ الكنيسة القبطية الأرثوذكسية
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt
Classification	Eastern Christian
Orientation	Oriental Orthodox
Scripture	Bible
Theology	Miaphysitism
Polity	Episcopal
Governance	Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Head	Pope Tawadros II
Region	Egypt, Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Middle East, and diaspora
Liturgy	Alexandrian Rite
Headquarters	Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt
Founder	St. Mark the Evangelist (Traditional)
Origin	AD 42 Alexandria, Egypt
Separations	Coptic Catholic Church (1895) British Orthodox Church (2015)
Members	10 million
Other name(s)	Coptic Church Coptic Orthodox Church

Coptic Orthodox Cross
Reads: Jesus Christ, the Son of God

Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist.

The Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ; Arabic: الكنيسة القبطية الأرثوذكسية) or Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria is the name for the largest Christian church in Egypt. The Coptic Orthodox Church is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church. Its churches can be found worldwide, where it serves Coptic believers who have emigrated to other countries.