Coptic Popes

This bar chart highlights the most common papal names in Coptic Orthodox history, with John appearing as the most frequent name, held by 19 popes—more than twice as many as any other papal name. The chart visually ranks additional popular names like Gabriel, Mark, Peter, Cyril, and others, illustrating naming traditions that have shaped the Coptic papacy.

This pie chart shows that nearly all Coptic Popes were born in Egypt, with only a few exceptions from Syria and Libya. The overwhelming majority highlights Egypt’s central role in the Church’s leadership throughout its history. The birthplace of St. Mark in Libya is noted as historically significant, reflecting the church’s foundational roots.​

This bar chart compares the longest-serving Coptic Popes, with Pope Cyril V standing out as the longest reigning, having served for over 52 years. Several other popes, including St. Athanasius the Apostolic and St. Gabriel VII, each led the church for over four decades. The chart emphasizes a tradition of enduring papal leadership in Coptic history.

This bar chart highlights the shortest-serving Coptic Popes, with St. Simeon II and St. Achillas the Great leading for less than seven months. Most popes served under two years, showing periods of brief leadership in Coptic Church history. None in this group served longer than two and a half years.

This bar chart displays the tenure lengths of all Coptic Popes from the origins of the church to the present, covering twenty-one centuries. The graph shows notable variation in papal reigns, with some popes serving for only a few years while others led for several decades. The chart visually emphasizes the enduring legacy and fluctuating leadership periods within Coptic papal history.