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 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.

Diocese of New York and New England
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryConnecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Statistics
Population
- Total		(as of 2015)
22,935,940
Parishes33
Information
DenominationCoptic Orthodox
RiteOriental Orthodox
Established16 November 2013
CathedralSt. Mina and Pope Kyrillos VI, Chestnut Ridge, NY
Secular priests50
Current leadership
PopePope Tawadros II
BishopBishop David
Website
www.nynecopts.org

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 under the auspices of only the Pope of Alexandria. By the 2010s, the Coptic 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, as diocesan bishop 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] His Grace Bishop David had formally served as a general bishop in New England under the aforementioned archdiocese for several years. 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

Maine

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. Mary and St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Fall River
  • St. Mary and St. Tomas Coptic Orthodox Church, Gardner
  • St. Shenouda and St. Karas Coptic Orthodox Church, Milford
  • St. Mary and Pope Kyrillos VI 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, Hope
  • St. Mary and St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, Cranston

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

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 Charlton, Massachusetts. This is the first monastery to be established in the Diocese, and the third in North America. It is also the first monastery in the Coptic Orthodox Church to be named after Saint Pope Kyrillos VI.

Bishop
  • Bishop David (16 November 2013 – present)

References
  1. "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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