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Pope Matthew IV of Alexandria

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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
Born
George (Guirguis)

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 [ edit ]

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

A Pope [ edit ]

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) .

References [ edit ]

Oriental Orthodox titles
Preceded by Coptic Pope
1660?1675
Succeeded by