Pope Matthew IV of Alexandria

Pope
Matthew IV of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began

6 December 1660

27 Hathor 1376
Papacy ended

15 August 1675

8 Mesori 1391
Predecessor Mark VI
Successor John XVI
Personal details
Birth name George (Guirguis)
Born Meer, Ashmonain District, Diocese of Qousqam (known as El-Muharaq), Egypt
Died

15 August 1675

8 Mesori 1391
Egypt
Buried Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
Nationality Egyptian
Denomination Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)

Pope Matthew IV of Alexandria (Anba Matta El-Meeri), 102nd Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

A monk

He was originally from Meer, hence the name Elmeeri, and joined the Paromeos Monastery in the Nitrian Desert before becoming a Pope.

A Pope

On his first day as a Coptic Pope he transferred the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria from Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila) to Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum).[1] and it stayed there till 1800 A.D. (1516–1517 A.M.) when Pope Mark VIII transferred it to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Azbakeya).

Oriental Orthodox titles
Preceded by
Mark VI
Coptic Pope
1660–1675
Succeeded by
John XVI

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