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We also have a list of Coptic Orthodox popes, starting from St Mark, all the way to day, here are some, so you see we know a lot

I can give you other lists but this should be enough for you to know that we know much more then your assumptions of what happened in the early church

Chronological list of popes and patriarchs[edit]

1st century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes and Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	30 or 33 AD.(Apostle of Christ)60 or 61 AD.(Evangelist of Egypt)8 May 68(Martyr)		St. Mark the Apostle, Evangelist and MartyrMarcos • Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ • مرقس	Yohanan (Hebrew)Marcos (Greek)	Cyrene, Pentapolis (North Africa)	The Evangelist of the Land of Egypt. He was martyred at Baucalis (East of Alexandria) during the persecution of Christians led by the Roman Emperor Nero.
2	62– 29 November 83(21 years)		St. AnianusAnianos • Ⲁⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ • إنيانوس	Anianos	Alexandria, Egypt	St. Anianus turned his house into a church, and it is said that it is the one known as the church of St. Mark which stands today in Alexandria.
3	13 December 83– 11 September 95(11 years, 9 months)		St. AviliusMilieos • Ⲙⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ • ميليوس	Milieos	Alexandria, Egypt	He was elected Pope of Alexandria during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domitian.
4	18 September 95– 8 June 106(10 years, 9 months, 10 days)		St. KedronKerdonou • Ⲕⲉⲣⲇⲱⲛⲟⲩ • كردونوس	Kerdonou	Alexandria, Egypt	He was martyred during the persecution of Christians by the Roman Emperor Trajan.

2nd century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	29 June 106– 9 August 118(13 years, 1 month, 12 days)		St. PrimusEpriemou • Ⲡⲣⲓⲙⲟⲩ • إبريموس	Epriemou	Alexandria, Egypt	He was one of the three who were ordained priest by St. Mark the Apostle.
2	23 September 118– 19 June 129(10 years, 10 months)		St. JustusIostos • Ⲓⲟⲥⲧⲟⲥ • يسطس	Iostos	Alexandria, Egypt	He was the first Dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria appointed by St. Mark the Apostle. He was elected Pope of Alexandria during the persecution against Christians by the Roman Emperor Hadrian.
3	18 July 129– 19 October 141(12 years, 3 months)		St. EumeniusOumenios • Ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ • أومانيوس	Oumenios	Alexandria, Egypt	Second Dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria. He was elected Pope of Alexandria during the persecution against Christians by the Roman Emperor Hadrian.
4	17 November 141– 14 January 152(10 years, 2 months)		St. MarkianosMarkianos • Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ • مرقيانوس	Markianos	Alexandria, Egypt	Third Dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria. During his Patriarchy, the Christians were persecuted by the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.
5	29 January 152– 16 July 166(14 years, 6 months)		St. CeladionKalavtianos • Ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲁⲩⲑⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ • كلادنيوس	Kalavtianos	Alexandria, Egypt	He was elected Pope of Alexandria during the persecution against Christians by the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.
6	1 August 166– 12 February 178(11 years, 6 months, 5 days)		St. AgrippinusAghreppinios • Ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲓⲛⲟⲥ • آغربينوس	Aghreppinios	Alexandria, Egypt	He was elected Pope of Alexandria during the persecution against Christians by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
7	18 March 178– 17 March 188(10 years)		St. JulianYulianos • Ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ • يوليانوس	Yulianos	Alexandria, Egypt	He was elected Pope of Alexandria during the persecution against Christians by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
8	17 March 188– 22 October 230(42 years, 7 months, 5 days).		St. Demetrius the VinedresserDemetrios • Ⲇⲏⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ديمتريوس	Demetrios	Alexandria, Egypt	During his Patriarchy, the Christians were persecuted by the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus.

3rd century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	18 November 230– 17 December 246(16 years, 1 month)		St. HeraclasYaraklas • Ⲓⲉⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ • ياراكلاس	Yaraklas	Alexandria, Egypt	He is the first Patriarch to carry the hierarchy title "Pope". Which the Bishop of Rome did not use until the sixth century. During his Patriarchy, the Christians were persecuted by the Roman Emperor Maximus the Tharacian.
2	28 December 246– 22 March 264(17 years, 2 months, 10 days)		St. Dionysius the GreatDionysios • Ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩ • ديونيسيوس	Dionysios	Alexandria, Egypt	He was the Dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria. He was elected Pope of Alexandria during the great persecution against Christians by the Roman Emperor Decius.
3	9 November 264– 22 April 282(17 years, 5 months)		St. MaximusMaximos • Ⲙⲁⲝⲓⲙⲟⲩ • مكسيموس	Maximos	Alexandria, Egypt	He participated in the Synods of Antioch against the heresies of Paul of Samosata. During his Patriarchy, the Christians were persecuted by the Roman Emperor Aurelian.
4	11 December 282– 10 January 301(19 years, 1 month)		St. TheonasTheona • Ⲑⲉⲱⲛⲁ • ثاؤنا	Theona	Alexandria, Egypt	Eusebius the Historian calls him a "pillar of the Church".

4th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	8 February 302– 8 December 311(9 years, 10 months)		St. Peter the Seal of the MartyrsPetros • Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ • بطرس	Petros	Alexandria, Egypt	He was the last martyred during The Great Persecution led by the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Galerius.
2	24 December 311– 26 June 312(6 months)		St. Achillas the GreatArchelaos • Ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲗⲁⲟⲥ • أرشيلاوس	Archelaos	Alexandria, Egypt	He was the Dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, defending the teachings of Orthodoxy. And was elected Pope of Alexandria during the reign of the Emperor Constantine the Great.
3	10 July 312– 30 April 328(15 years, 9 months, 20 days)		St. Alexander IAlexanderos • Ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ • آلِكسندر	Alexanderos	Alexandria, Egypt	On 18 November 325 AD, St. Alexandros, 19th Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria attended the 1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, and was accompanied by his Archdeacon, St. Athanasius the Apostolic.
4	5 May 328– 15 May 373(45 years)		St. Athanasius the ApostolicAthanasios • Ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ • أثناسيوس	Athanasios	Alexandria, Egypt	One of the Church Fathers. Attended the 1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea as a Deacon and wrote the Nicene Creed also known as the Orthodox Creed or Athanasius Creed. He is regarded by majority Western Protestants, scholars, and theologians as the greatest leader of Christianity.[citation needed]
5	27 May 373– 27 February 379(5 years, 9 months)		St. Peter IIPetros • Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ • بطرس	Petros	Alexandria, Egypt
6	14 March 379– 2 August 385(6 years, 4 months, 6 days)		St. Timothy ITimotheos • Ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ • تيموثاوس	Timotheos	Alexandria, Egypt	Attended the 2nd Ecumenical Council at Constantinople.
7	28 August 385– 28 October 412(27 years, 2 months)		St. TheophilusTheophilos • Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲩ • ثاوفيلس	Theophilos	Alexandria, Egypt	St. Theophilus fought against the pagans, the Arians and the Anthropomorphists, supported by Emperor Theodosius. St. Theophilus was succeeded on the Apostolic Throne by his nephew St. Cyril, 24th Pope of Alexandria.

5th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	17 October 412– 10 July 444(31 years, 8 months, 10 days)		St. Cyril the Pillar of FaithKyrillos • Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲩ • كيرلس	Kyrillos	Alexandria, Egypt	Known as the "Pillar of Faith" and "Lamp of the Orthodox Church". On 22 September 431 AD, St. Cyril attended the 3rd Ecumenical Council at Ephesus, which he rebuked and excommunicated Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople who denied the Virgin as Theotokos ('God-bearer').
2	8 August 444– 17 September 454(10 years, 1 month, 9 days)		St. Dioscorus the Championof OrthodoxyDioscoros • Ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩ • ديسقورس	Dioscoros	Alexandria, Egypt	Known as the "Champion of Orthodoxy". Last Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria to attend a Western council, the 4th Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon and was accompanied by St. Marcarius, Bishop of Edkow. They were exiled by Emperor Marcianus and the Empress Pulcheria to the Island of Gangra, where St. Dioscorus departed and was laid to rest.
3	13 October 455– 13 August 477(21 years, 10 months)		St. Timothy IITimotheos • Ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ • تيموثاوس	Timotheos	Alexandria, Egypt
4	14 September 477– 11 November 489(13 years, 1 month, 29 days)		St. Peter IIIPetros • Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ • بطرس	Petros	Alexandria, Egypt
5	11 December 489– 30 September 496(6 years, 9 months, 20 days)		St. Athanasius IIAthanasios • Ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ • أثناسيوس	Athanasios	Alexandria, Egypt
6	29 September 496– 12 May 505(8 years, 7 months)		St. John IYoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنس	Yoannis	Alexandria, Egypt

6th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	29 May 505– 4 June 516(10 years, 11 months, 23 days)		St. John IIYoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنس	Yoannis	Alexandria, Egypt
2	10 June 516– 27 October 518(2 years, 4 months, 15 days)		St. Dioscorus IIDioscoros • Ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩ • ديسقورس	Dioscoros	Alexandria, Egypt
3	10 November 518– 20 February 536(17 years, 3 months)		St. Timothy IIITimotheos • Ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ • تيموثاوس	Timotheos	Alexandria, Egypt
4	22 February 536– 5 July 567(31 years, 4 months, 15 days)		St. Theodosius ITheodosios • Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ • ثيئودوسيوس	Theodosios	Alexandria, Egypt
5	25 July 567– 2 July 569(1 year, 10 months, 25 days)		St. Peter IVPetros • Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ • بطرس	Petros	Alexandria, Egypt
6	26 June 569– 25 June 605(35 years, 11 months, 16 days)		St. DamianDamianos • Ⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ • داميانوس	Damianos	Syria

7th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	9 July 605– 31 December 616(11 years, 6 months)		St. AnastasiusAnastasios • Ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ • انسطاسيوس	Anastasios	Alexandria, Egypt
2	2 January 617– 16 January 623(6 years, 14 months)		St. AndronicusAndronikos • Ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ • أندرونيقوس	Andronikos	Alexandria, Egypt
3	17 September 623– 16 January 662(39 years)		St. Benjamin IBinyamin • Ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ • بنيامين	Binyamin	Barshüt,Beheira Governorate, Egypt	During his Patriarchy in 639, an army of 4,000 Arabs led by Amr Ibn Al-Aas sent by the Caliph Umar, successor to Muhammad, invaded Egypt and defeated Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. Thus ended 200 years of Byzantine persecution of Coptic Orthodox Christians since the Council of Chalcedon.
4	22 September 662– 26 October 680(18 years, 9 months, 3 days)		St. AgathonAghathon • Ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲩ • أغاثون	Agathon	Mariout, Alexandria, Egypt
5	10 December 680– 10 December 689(9 years)		Pope John IIIYoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنس	Hanna	Samanoud, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
6	16 January 690– 18 November 692(2 years, 10 months, 2 days)		St. IsaacIshaac • Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ • إسحق	Ishaac	El-Borolos, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt
7	19 December 692– 31 July 700(7 years, 7 months)		St. Simeon ISimeon • Ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ • سيماؤن	Simon	Syria

8th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	8 May 704– 14 February 729(25 years, 9 months, 7 days)		St. Alexander IIAlexanderos • Ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ • آلِكسندر	Alexanderos	Banna Abu Sir, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt	The Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I did not limit himself to taxing the Copts' finances; he also taxed their patience. He publicly reviled Jesus and once, during a procession, he even spat in the face of an image of the Virgin Mary. When the Copts protested to the Caliph about the level of taxation he responded with more seizure of property and higher taxes. Such behavior continued under Al-Walid's successors; Yazid II not only reinstated all the earlier taxes, he also ordered the destruction of all crosses and sacred images in churches. He also ordered all his subjects to wear a leaden identification badge around their necks, and required that all Copts who wished to engage in business activity have the mark of a lion branded on their hands. Anyone caught without the mark would have his hand cut off.[1]
2	26 March 729– 10 June 730(1 year, 3 months)		St. Cosmas IKosma • Ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ • قسما	Kosma	Banna Abu Sir,Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
3	8 July 730– 14 February 742(11 years, 7 months, 7 days)		St. Theodore ITawadros • Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ • ثاؤدروس	Tadros	Egypt
4	14 September 743– 25 March 767(23 years, 6 months)		St. Michael IKhail • Ⲭⲁⲏⲗ • خائيل	Khail	Egypt	He was thrown into prison by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn Musa bin Nusayr. Hence, King Kyriakos of Makuria marched north into Egypt at the head of an army said to number 100,000 men to free the Pope. However, once the Makurian army reached Egypt, the Pope was released from prison.[2]
5	9 April 767– 7 February 776(8 years, 10 months)		Pope Mina IMina • Ⲙнⲛⲁ • مينا	Mena	Samanoud,Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
6	24 January 777– 24 January 799(22 years)		St. John IVYoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنس	Yoannis	Banna Abu Sir,Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
7	26 January 799– 30 April 819(20 years, 2 months, 21 days)		St. Mark IIMarcos • Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ • مرقس	Marcos	Alexandria, Egypt	During his Patriarchy, the Copts were persecuted by the Abbasid Sultan, Harun al-Rashid

9th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	12 May 819– 21 February 830(10 years, 9 months, 9 days)		St. JamesYakobos • Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ • يعقوب	Yakobos	Nabaroh, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt	In 829, the Copts of the entire Nile Delta rebelled against the Muslim authorities because of excessive taxation and religious persecution. The revolt spread to Upper Egypt. This was the greatest, the most widespread and the most broad based Egyptian rebellion in the history of Egypt under Islam.
2	28 February 830– 13 October 830(5 months, 17 days)		St. Simeon IISimeon • Ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ • سيماؤن	Simon	Alexandria, Egypt
3	30 November 831– 2 November 849(17 years, 11 months, 2 days)		St. JosephYousab • Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ • يوساب	Youssef	Menouf, Monufia Governorate, Egypt	In 831, Al-Ma'mun, Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate asked the Pope to pacify the rebels. The Pope asked the people for calm and obedience to the oppressor. All heeded him except the Bashmurians in the northernmost part of the Nile Delta, who refused his advice. Al-Ma'mun finally had to bring a large army with elephants from Turkey to conquer the Bashmurians. Without the help of Upper Egypt the Bashmurians revolt ended up in defeat, a blood bath, and widespread destruction in the marshland of the lower delta. All the surviving population of that area was removed by force to Syria.
4	20 November 849– 30 April 851(1 year, 4 months, 28 days)		St. Michael IIKhail • Ⲭⲁⲏⲗ • خائيل		Egypt
5	21 July 851– 30 November 858(7 years, 4 months, 9 days)		St. Cosmas IIKosma • Ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ • قسما		Samanoud, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
6	8 January 859– 2 May 880(21 years, 3 months, 11 days)		St. Shenouda IShenoute • Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ • سانوتيوس	Shenouda	Samanoud, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
7	25 April 880– 29 March 907(27 years, 1 month, 9 days)		St. Michael IIIKhail • Ⲭⲁⲏⲗ • خائيل	Khail	Egypt	In 882, the governor of Egypt, Ahmad ibn Tulun, forced the Pope to pay heavy contributions, forcing him to sell a church and some attached properties to the local Jewish community. This building was at one time believed to have later become the site of the Cairo Geniza.

10th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	29 May 909– 28 February 920(10 years, 9 months)		St. **riel I**riel • Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ • غبريال	**riel	Shibin El Kom, Monufia Governorate, Egypt
2	28 February 920– 12 March 932(12 years)		St. Cosmas IIIKosma • Ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ • قسما	Kosma	Egypt
3	9 April 932– 2 April 952(19 years, 11 months, 23 days)		St. Macarius IMacarius • Ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ • مكاريوس		Alexandria, Egypt
4	1 August 952– 19 December 956(4 years, 4 months, 11 days)		St. TheophilusTheophilos • Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲫⲁnⲓⲟⲥ • ثاؤفانيوس	Theophilos	Alexandria, Egypt
5	20 December 956– 25 November 974(17 years, 11 months, 6 days)		Pope Mina IIMina • Ⲙнnⲁ • مينا	Mena	Sandela, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt
6	28 November 975– 16 December 978(3 years, 11 months)		St. AbrahamAvraam • Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ • أبرآم بن زرعة	Abraam ibn Zeraa	Syria	Al-Mu'iz, Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate challenged Pope Abraham "if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move" (Matt 17:20 & Mark 11:23). After 3 days of prayers and fasting the Pope with St. Simon the Tanner moved the Mokattam Mountain east of Cairo. The story of this miracle can be found in the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria written by the historian Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa.
7	10 April 979–21 November 1003(24 years, 7 months, 10 days)		Pope PhilotheosPhilotheos • Ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ • فيلوثاوس	Philotheos	Egypt

11th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	28 September 1004– 22 November 1032(27 years, 11 months, 12 days)		St. ZachariasZacharias • Ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ • زخارياس	Zacharias	Alexandria, Egypt	During his Patriarchy, the Copts were persecuted for nine years by the Caliph Al-Hakim. More than 30,000 churches were demolished, including the burning of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Al-Hakim had seized the Pope, smeared his clothes with the blood of a slaughtered sheep and cast him to hungry lions, but they did not harm him. The Caliph marvelled and ordered that the Pope be allowed to rebuild churches and restore those that were destroyed.[citation needed]
2	13 December 1032– 29 October 1046(14 years, 7 months, 11 days)		Pope Shenouda IIShenoute • Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ • شنودة	Shenouda	Minya El Qamh, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
3	24 December 1046– 23 December 1077(31 years)		St. ChristodoulosKhristodoulos • Ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲇⲟⲗⲟⲥ • خرستوذولس	Khristodoulos	Manzala, Port Said Governorate, Egypt	In the year 1047 the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria was moved from Alexandria to Cairo.
4	18 March 1078– 19 June 1092(14 years, 2 months, 20 days)		St. Cyril IIKyrillos • Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲩ • كيرلس	Guirguis	Egypt
5	9 October 1092– 7 June 1102(9 years, 7 months, 17 days)		St. Michael IVMikhail • Ⲙⲓχⲁⲏⲗ • ميخائيل	Mikhail	Sakha, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt

12th century[edit]

	Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of AlexandriaEnglish • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes
1	22 November 1102– 14 September 1128(26 years, 1 month, 11 days)		St. Macarius IIMacarios • Ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ • مكاريوس		Egypt
2	3 February 1131– 18 April 1145(14 years, 2 months, 2 days)		St. **riel II**riel • Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ • غبريال	Ela ibn Turaik	Fustat, Egypt
3	29 July 1145– 11 April 1146(8 months)		St. Michael VMikhail • Ⲙⲓχⲁⲏⲗ • ميخائيل	Mikhail	Daqadus, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
4	25 August 1147– 12 May 1166(18 years, 8 months, 4 days)		St. John VYoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنس	Yoannis	Egypt
5	25 June 1166–14 January 1189(22 years, 6 months, 19 days)		Pope Mark IIIMarcos • Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ • مرقس	Farag ibn Abu al-Saad ibn Zarah	Alexandria, Egypt
6	21 February 1189– 22 January 1216(26 years, 11 months, 8 days)		Pope John VIYoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنس	Yoannis	Egypt	After his departure, the Apostolic Throne remained vacant for nineteen years. This is the longest vacancy in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church.