St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church
Church in NY , United States of America
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St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯ transliteration: ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Maria nem fi.ethowab Antonios) is located in Ridgewood, Queens and was the oldest Coptic Orthodox parish in Queens.[1] It is one of the 287 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States.[2][3][4]
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| Location | 606 Woodward Ave Ridgewood, NY 11385 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Website | copticchurch |
| History | |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Coptic |
Years built | 1989 |
| Administration | |
| Division | Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of North America, under the Pope of Alexandria |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | Pope Theodoros II |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Yohanna Girgis Fr. Antonios Makarious Fr. Eshak Gerges Fr. Jacob E. Zakher |
History
St. Mary & St. Antonios Church, being one of the oldest Coptic Orthodox churches in North America, started in March 1972,[5] and is the first Coptic Orthodox parish in New York[6] as well as the third Coptic parish in the US, the first two being St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City and St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. After a few months, however, St. George Coptic Orthodox Church was established in Brooklyn, and eventually, Coptic parishes started popping up throughout New York City as well as up-state New York. This led to the establishment of about 15 Coptic Orthodox Churches in New York State.
After the church was built, in a pastoral visit by Pope Shenouda III, the parish was consecrated in September 1989. The liturgies are currently held by three priests, as there are over 300 Coptic families served by St. Mary & St. Antonios Church.[5]