Church Structure & Jurisdictions

Patriarchate of Alexandria

One of the four ancient patriarchates, traditionally founded by the Evangelist Mark. Historically the center of Christological theology (Athanasius, Cyril). After the Arab conquest (642), the Greek-speaking Orthodox community shrank dramatically. Today the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria has jurisdiction over all of Africa and has a growing missionary presence.

Sources

Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History II.16 (Mark in Alexandria) NPNF
Timothy Ware, The Orthodox Church archive.org, to borrow

Connections

Autocephaly & Church Organization
Ss. Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus
St. Athanasius the Great (c. 296-373)
St. Cyril of Alexandria
St. John the Merciful (d. 619)
St. Mark the Evangelist
St. Menas the Great Martyr (d. c. 304)
St. Nektarios of Aegina (1846-1920)
The Pentarchy

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