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 the 287 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States.[2][3][4]
| St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Church | |
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| St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church | |
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| Location | 606 Woodward Ave Ridgewood, NY 11385 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Website | copticchurch |
| History | |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Coptic |
| Years built | 1989 |
| Administration | |
| Division | Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of North America, under the Pope of Alexandria |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Pope Theodoros II |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Yohanna Girgis Fr. Antonios Makarious Fr. Eshak Gerges Fr. Jacob E. Zakher |
History
editSt. Mary & St. Antonios Church, being one of the oldest Coptic Orthodox churches in North America, started in March 1972,[5] and is the first Coptic Orthodox parish in New York[6] 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America Archived 2010-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 08-07-2008)
- ^ "Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family Archived 2015-03-17 at the Wayback Machine". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.
- ^ CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 17-07-2008)
- ^ "Coptic Orthodox Dioceses in the USA 2021". Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- ^ a b Church Data Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 08-09-2008)
- ^ "Saint George Church - Brooklyn NY". 2005-03-04. Archived from the original on 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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