COPTS ABROAD
Many Places. ONE Church.
Asia
Probably the first continent the Diaspora spread to centuries before the large waves of emigration in the 1960s and after, this continent is largest and one of the most diverse. Even so, the Church thrives even here - from Beirut to Bangkok! The Archdiocese of Jerusalem is the only one entirely contained within the continent while other Asian countries are under the jurisdiction of the Australian dioceses. There is a number of different mission churches throughout the continent, but also thriving communities in places like the much of the Middle East, Philippines, Japan, Singapore, and others!
Coptic Capitals
Dubai
Kuwait City
Amman
Beirut
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Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, All Palestine, and All the Near East
Shepherded by H.E Bishop Antonious, this diocese is as ancient as the Coptic Church herself. Headquartered in the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, this diocese spans almost the entirety of the Middle East - including Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Jordan.
Fun fact: Jerusalem was one of the five major episcopal sees established in the ancient times - along with Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Rome.
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Pakistan under the Diocese of Melbourne
A Mission under the Diocese of Melbourne started in 2006 with 10 families. There are now two churches in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, under the direct supervision of Pope Tawadros II with Fr Dawoud Lamei acting as Liason. This church congregation takes on a wealth of humanitarian services and is a credit to its community.
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East Asia under the Diocese of Sydney
Shepherded by H.G Bishop Daniel, this diocese spans much of Australia, but also has extensive missions into much of East Asia, specifically Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Japan and Korea!
Fun fact: Many of the churches in different countries hold liturgies in their respective countries' native language, meaning that the Holy liturgy is prayed in Korean, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and many more all over the world!
For more info: https://www.japancopticchurch.com/
South East Asia
Under supervision by H.G Bishop Reweis, Patriarchal Exarch (or representative of the Pope) in Southeast Asia, this episcopal region spans 5 countries - namely Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Phillipines, which contains the largest population of Copts. It now has two churches with thriving congregations, praying liturgies in English, Arabic, Coptic, and Tagalog.
For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/StMaryStMarkCopticOrthodoxChurchPhilippines/