Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York and New England

The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York and New England, also referred to as the Coptic Diocese of New York, is a diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It was founded in

Diocese of New York and New England
Location
Country United States
Territory Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Statistics
Population
- Total		 (as of 2015)
22,935,940
Parishes 33
Information
Denomination Coptic Orthodox
Rite Oriental Orthodox
Established 16 November 2013
Cathedral St. Mina and Pope Kyrillos VI, Chestnut Ridge, NY
Secular priests 50
Current leadership
Pope Pope Tawadros II
Bishop Bishop David
Website
www.nynecopts.org

2013 and encompasses the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont in the United States of America. The diocese's first and current bishop is His Grace Bishop David.

History

The first Copts from Egypt immigrated to the United States in the 1940s. By the 1970s, many had settled in New York and New England, and their numbers continued to grow as the years went on.[1] For many years, the few Coptic churches there were administered by the Archdiocese of North America. By the 2010s, the Copt population had grown sufficiently large to support an independent diocese. Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria created the Diocese of New York and New England out of the geographic areas written in the name of the diocese; its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of North America.[1] Pope Tawadros consecrated the diocese' first bishop, David, in a two-day ceremony from November 16–17, 2013, in Cairo, Egypt.[1] An official enthronement ceremony for Bishop David took place on 7 December 2013 at St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church in Woodbury, New York.[1] The Bishop Seat or the Holy Metropolis of the Diocese is in Saint Mina Pope Kyrillos Cathedral VI, Chestnut Ridge, NY.

Demographics

Year Membership Priests Parishes
Hegumen Presbyters Total
2013 - - - - -
2014 - - - - -
2015 - 19 31 50[2] 26

Parishes and Monastery

Parishes

Connecticut

  • Virgin Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Hamden
  • St. Peter and St. Andrew Coptic Orthodox Church, Stamford
  • St. Mary and St. Moses the strong Coptic Orthodox Church, Waterford

Massachusetts

  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Natick
  • St. Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Marshfield
  • St. Paul and St. John Chrysostom Coptic Orthodox Church, Boston
  • The Holy Family Coptic Orthodox Church, Attleboro
  • St. Philopateer and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Wayland
  • St. Shenouda and St. Karas Coptic Orthodox Church, Milford
  • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church (El-Karma), Charlton

New Hampshire

  • St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashua

New York

Rhode Island

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

Vermont

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

Communities and missions

Coptic Orthodox communities and missions are congregations of Copts who gather for religious services but do not have a sufficient number of people to support a full parish.

Connecticut

  • Coptic Community, Waterbury
  • Coptic Community, Waterford

New York

St. Peter and St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Mission, Rochester

Monastery

The diocese has formally established a Monastery in The Boston Region, under the name of Virgin Mary & Pope Kyrillos VI in El-Karma. This is the first monastery to be established in the Diocese, and the third in North America.

Bishop

  • Bishop David (16 November 2013 – present)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Diocese | Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York & New England". www.nynecopts.org. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  2. ↑ "Our Clergy | Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York & New England". www.nynecopts.org. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
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