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===Church of Alexandria===
===Church of Alexandria===
The Church of Alexandria is governed by the [[Patriarch |Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria]]. Having been devastated first by schism, and then by Islam, and also by European colonial powers, this church languished as a diaspora church for Greek speakers for a thousand years. It is only now making remarkable strides to regain its lost footing, having expanded west into territory lost to the [[Great_Schism | Roman schism]] of 1054AD, south into territory lost to the [[Great_Schism#Chalcedonian_Schism | Coptic schism]] of 451AD(which resulted in two patriarchs of Alexandria), and even beyond that all the way to South Africa, establishing new dioceses in Madagascar, Kenya, Congo, South Africa and many other countries and regions of [[Africa]]. [[Alexandria]] is one is one of the five ancient Patriarchates of the Christian Church. The Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria supports the Ecumenical Patriarch as the first among equals. The church, having been established by [[St. Mark]] on the instructions of [[St. Peter]].<br>
The Church of Alexandria is governed by the [[Patriarch |Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria]]. Having been devastated first by schism, and then by Islam, and also by European colonial powers, this church languished as a diaspora church for Greek speakers for a thousand years. It is only now making remarkable strides to regain its lost footing, having expanded west into territory lost to the [[Great_Schism | Roman schism]] of 1054AD, south into territory lost to the [[Great_Schism#Chalcedonian_Schism | Coptic schism]] of 451AD(which resulted in two patriarchs of Alexandria one known as the Coptic Pope), and even beyond that all the way to South Africa, establishing new dioceses in Madagascar, Kenya, Congo, South Africa and many other countries and regions of [[Africa]]. [[Alexandria]] is one is one of the five ancient Patriarchates of the Christian Church. The Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria supports the Ecumenical Patriarch as the first among equals. The church, having been established by [[St. Mark]] on the instructions of [[St. Peter]].<br>
*Beatitude Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.
*Beatitude Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.
====Alexandrian Archdioceses====
====Alexandrian Archdioceses====