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Patriarch of Alexandria

Patriarchatus Alexandrinus la

Archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt; includes the designation "pope"

Overview

Archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt; includes the designation "pope"Wikidata record description. Read Patriarch of Alexandria in the Wikipedia reader.

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Who held it, in order

A sequence of office-holders, not a family genealogy.

  • 5 holders
  • 2 gaps
  • 2 undated
  1. 1st 43 CE – 68 CE Mark the Evangelist credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
  2. Gap about 245 years with no holder recorded

    19th 313 CE – 326 CE Pope Alexandros of Alexandria Patriarch of Alexandria
  3. Gap about 86 years with no holder recorded

    from 412 CE Cyril of Alexandria Patriarchate of Alexandria from 412 to 444

No dates recorded 2

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