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List of Coptic Orthodox churches in the United States

The following is a partial list of Coptic Orthodox churches in the United States; the count stands at more than 250 churches and communities. [1]

Map showing the distribution of Coptic Orthodox parishes in the United States

Diocese of Southern United States

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The hierarch of this diocese is Anba Youssef. He is assisted by two general bishops, Anba Basil and Anba Gregory.

Alabama

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Arizona

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  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Scottsdale
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Peoria
  • St. John the Beloved Coptic Orthodox Church, Tucson
  • St. Joseph the Carpenter Coptic Orthodox Church, Phoenix
  • Coptic Community, Northern Arizona
  • Archangel Michael American Coptic Orthodox Church, Paradise Valley

Arkansas

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Florida

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Georgia

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  • Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Macon
  • St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Savannah
  • St. Augustine Coptic Orthodox Church, Augusta
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Roswell
  • St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Suwanee
  • St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Peachtree City
  • Debre Geezan Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, Lithonia

Louisiana

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New Mexico

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Oklahoma

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  • St. Mary & St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Oklahoma City
  • St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Tulsa
  • St. Samuel the Confessor Coptic Orthodox Church, Lawton

Tennessee

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  • Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, La Vergne
  • St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Ooltewah
  • St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Knoxville
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
  • St. Mary & St. Rueis Coptic Orthodox Church, Memphis
  • St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
  • St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Antioch
  • St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Mount Juliet
  • St. Abba Sarapamone Coptic Orthodox Church, 1517 Madison St, Clarksville, TN
  • St Karas 1207 SE Broad St Murfreesboro, TN 37130
  • St. John the Beloved 851 Baker Rd, Smyrna, TN 37167
  • St. Barbara Coptic Orthodox Church - Franklin, TN
  • St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church 5240 Edmondson Pike, Nashville, TN 3721
  • St. Kyrillos the 6th Coptic Orthodox Church 5988 Cane Ridge Rd., Antioch, TN, 37013

Texas

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  • Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
  • St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
  • St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
  • St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Euless
  • St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, San Antonio
  • St. Meena Coptic Orthodox Church, Fort Worth
  • St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Arlington
  • St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Katy
  • St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Lubbock
  • St. Julitta Coptic Orthodox Church, Pearland
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Bellaire
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Prosper
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Colleyville (co-located with the Southern Diocese headquarters)
  • St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Richardson
  • St. Stephen Coptic Orthodox Church, Cypress
  • The Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, Round Rock[2]
  • Coptic Community, Beaumont
  • Coptic Community, College Station
  • St Mary and St. Moses Abbey, Corpus Christi

Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii

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The hierarch of this diocese is Metropolitan Serapion. He is assisted by three bishops: Bishop Suriel, Bishop Abraham and Bishop Kyrillos. [3]

Southern California

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  • Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Ana
  • Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Simi Valley
  • Archangels Michael & Gabriel Coptic Orthodox Church, Fresno
  • Archangel Raphael & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Palmdale
  • Christ the Good Shepherd American Coptic Orthodox Church, Long Beach, California
  • Christ the Redeemer American Coptic Orthodox Church, Lakewood, California
  • Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox Church, Sherman Oaks
  • Holy Annunciation Coptic Orthodox Church, Hawthorne
  • Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, Escondido
  • Holy Coptic Martyrs Coptic Orthodox Church, Moreno Valley
  • Holy Nativity Coptic Orthodox Church, Riverside
  • Holy Resurrection American Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
  • Holy Transfiguration Coptic Orthodox Church, Chino
  • Holy Virgin Mary & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
  • St. Abanoub & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Norco
  • St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Monastery, Newberry Springs
  • St. Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church, San Diego
  • St. Bishoy & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
  • St. Cyril of Alexandria Coptic Orthodox Church, Irwindale
  • St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Bakersfield
  • St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, San Diego
  • St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Bellflower
  • St. George & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Visalia
  • St. George the New Martyr Coptic Orthodox Church, Hemet
  • St. Gregory the Theologian American Coptic Orthodox Church, Anaheim
  • St. John Coptic Orthodox Church, Covina
  • St. John Chrysostom American Coptic Orthodox Church, Laguna Niguel
  • St. John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church, Oxnard
  • St. Justina Coptic Orthodox Church, Rancho Cucamonga
  • St. Macarius the Great Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Maria
  • St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, Irvine
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Victorville
  • St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Northridge
  • St. Mary & St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church, Yorba Linda
  • St. Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church, Palm Desert
  • St. Mary of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church, Newhall
  • St. Maurice & St. Verena Coptic Village Retreat Center, Big Bear Lake
  • St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church, Pomona
  • St. Mercurius & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Torrance
  • St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Colton
  • St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church, Tustin
  • St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Monica
  • St. Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church, Westminster
  • St. Thomas the Hermit Coptic Orthodox Church, Temecula
  • St. Verena & The Three Holy Youth Coptic Orthodox Christian Center, Orange

Hawaii

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  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Honolulu

Diocese of New York & New England

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The hierarch of this diocese is Anba David.

Connecticut

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  • Virgin Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Hamden
  • St. Peter & St. Andrew Coptic Orthodox Church, Stamford
  • Coptic Community, Waterbury
  • Coptic Community, Waterford

Maine

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  • St. Karas and St. Pishoy, Bangor

Massachusetts

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  • Holy Virgin Mary Spiritual Vineyard, Charlton
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Natick
  • St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Marshfield
  • St. Shenouda & St. Karas Coptic Orthodox Church, Uxbridge
  • St. Paul and St. John Chrysostom Coptic Orthodox Church, Boston
  • St. Philopateer and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Wayland
  • The Holy Family Coptic Orthodox Church, Attleboro

New Hampshire

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  • St. Mary and Archangel Michael, Nashua new Hampshire

New York

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A view of St. Abraam's Church on Long Island from outside

Rhode Island

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

Vermont

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  • St. Mary & Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church, Burlington

Diocese of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky

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The hierarch of this diocese is Anba Peter.

North Carolina

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  • Archangel Michael & St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Winston-Salem
  • Archangel Raphael & St. John the Beloved Coptic Orthodox Church, Chapel Hill
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Charlotte
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Raleigh
  • St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church, Cary
  • St. Pishoy and Pope Kerillos Coptic Orthodox Church, Reidsville

South Carolina

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  • Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Greenville
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Myrtle Beach
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Mauldin
  • St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Charleston
  • St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Fort Mill

Kentucky

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

Diocese of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia

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The hierarch of this diocese is Anba Karas.

Pennsylvania

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Maryland

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  • St. Barnabas & St. Susanna Coptic Orthodox Church, Baltimore
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Cooksville

Delaware

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  • Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church Of Delaware, Newark

West Virginia

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  • St. Mary & Archangel Gabriel Coptic Orthodox Church, Charleston

Diocese of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana

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The hierarch of this diocese is Anba Seraphim.

Ohio

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Michigan

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  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Troy
  • St. Mary & St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Troy
  • St. Mina & Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church Shelby Township
  • St. Mary & Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church Fraser
  • Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, Farmington Hills
  • St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Mio
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor
  • St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Grand Rapids
  • The Coptic Orthodox Community of Lansing

Indiana

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Diocese of Northern California and the Pacific Northwest

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California

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Washington

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  • St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Kirkland
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Lynnwood
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Bonney Lake
  • St. Mina and Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church, Bothell
  • St. Philopater & St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Lynnwood
  • Archangels Coptic Orthodox Church, Everett
  • St. Mary and St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Tri-Cities

Oregon

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  • St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church, Portland
  • St. Mary & Martyr Marina Coptic Orthodox Church Gresham

Archdiocese of North America

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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 is an Exarch of the Throne and one General Bishop serving this archdiocese, who is directly under the responsibility of the Pope of Alexandria:

  • Anba Michael, Suffragan Bishop of the Holy Suffragan Diocese of Alexandria and all Virginia, USA; suffragan to the Archdiocese of North America, which is currently under Patriarchal jurisdiction.

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

Colorado

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Idaho

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

Illinois

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Iowa

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  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, 954 Cummins Pkwy (Des Moines)
  • Coptic Community, Burlington
  • St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Council Bluffs (former location; while the building still exists and is still owned by the Coptic Orthodox Church, services have been moved to a new building in Omaha, Nebraska)

Maryland

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Minnesota

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Missouri

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

Montana

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Nebraska

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  • St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Omaha (formerly located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the Church has recently moved its services to a new building constructed in Omaha to be closer to its members and abide more fully with its archdiocesan designation as the Coptic Orthodox Church in Omaha)

Nevada

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New Jersey

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

Pennsylvania

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  • St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Altoona

Utah

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Virginia

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  • Archangel Michael & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Richmond
  • St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Springfield
  • St. Mary and St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Virginia Beach
  • St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Hampton
  • St. Joseph the Carpenter Coptic Orthodox Church, Gainesville
  • St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, Winchester
  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Fairfax
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Roanoke
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Yorktown
  • St. Mary & St. John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church, Staunton
  • St. Mary & St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church, Stafford
  • St. Mina & St. Pope Kyrillous Coptic Orthodox Church, Moseley
  • St. Moses Coptic Orthodox Church, Ashburn
  • St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Fairfax
  • St. Pope Kyrillos Coptic Orthodox Church, Chantilly
  • St. Timothy & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Arlington

Wisconsin

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

US Territories

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

US Virgin Islands

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    St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Centennial, CO
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    Sts. George & Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church of Jersey City, NJ
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    Sts. Mary & Antonionus Coptic Orthodox Church of Queens, NY
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    Archangel Michael & St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church of Staten Island, NY
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    St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church of Annville, PA
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    St. George Coptic Orthodox Church of Norristown, PA
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    St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of Lancaster, PA
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    St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Bellaire, TX

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hanna, Alfred. "Union Between Christians". Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  2. ^ "About Holy Cross – Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church". Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Diocese Parish Directory | Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles". www.lacopts.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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