Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States is a diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria located in the United States of America and encompassing the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

Diocese of the Southern United States
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Statistics
Churches	38
Congregations	64
Schools	1
Information
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox
Rite	Oriental Orthodox
Established	1993
Secular priests	49
Current leadership
Pope	Tawadros II
Bishop	Youssef

Statistics

Year	Membership	Priests			Parishes
		Hegumen	Presbyters	Total	Churches	Communities	Total
1993		0	5	5	6*	-	6*
1994		0	6	6	6*	-	6*
1995		0	7	7	6*	-	6*
1996		0	8	8	7*	-	7*
1997		1	10	11	7*	-	7*
1998		1	11	12	7*	-	7*
1999		1	13	14	7*	-	7*
2000		2	15	17	7*	-	7*
2001		3	17	20	7*	-	7*
2002		3	19	22	7*	-	7*
2003		3	20	23	7*	-	7*
2004		3	20	23	7*	1*	8*
2005		6	20	26	9*	1*	10*
2006		6	21	27	9*	1*	10*
2007		9	22	31	10*	1*	11*
2008		9	24	33	10*	1*	11*
2009		9	26	35	12*	1*	13*
2010		10	29	39	12*	1*	13*
2011		10	28	38	16*	1*	17*
2012		10	36	46	18*	4*	22*
2013		9	38	47	19*	4*	23*
2014		9	38	47	19*	4*	23*
2015		9	40	49	38	28	64
*Number of confirmed churches; actual number of churches in any given year could have and probably was much larger.

Parishes and schools

As of 2015, the Diocese of the Southern United States operates 64 parishes. However, only 38 of these of formal churches, the other 28 are categorized as communities, which means that they are congregations, and usually possess a church building, but are not full 'churches' yet in that they are not large enough by diocesan standards to be recognized as churches. Communities are served by a visiting priest from a recognized church.

Churches

Florida

• St. Mary and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Clearwater
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Daytona Beach
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Delray Beach
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Fort Myers
• St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Jacksonville
• St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Maitland
• Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Melbourne
• St. John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church, Miami
• St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church, New Port Richey
• St. Reweis Coptic Orthodox Church, New Tampa
• St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Orlando
• St. Rebekah Coptic Orthodox Church, Orlando
• St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Pensacola
• St. Simon the Tanner Coptic Orthodox Church, Sarasota
• St. Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tallahassee
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tampa
• St. Peter, Seal of the Martyrs Coptic Orthodox Church, West Palm Beach

Georgia

• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Roswell
• St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Suwanee

Louisiana

• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, New Orleans

Tennessee

• St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Antioch
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, La Vergne
• St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville

Texas

• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Arlington
• The Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, Austin
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Colleyville
• St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Dallas
• St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Euless
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
• Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
• St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
• St. Antony the Great Coptic Orthodox Church, San Antonio

Communities

Alabama

• St. John Kame Coptic Orthodox Church, Birmingham
• Coptic Community, Mobile

Arkansas

• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Little Rock
• St. John the Beloved Coptic Orthodox

Florida

• Coptic Community, Crystal River
• Coptic Community, Destin
• St. Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church, Gainesville
• Coptic Community, Florida Keys
• St. Cyril the Great Coptic Orthodox Church, Orlando
• St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Orlando
• Coptic Community, Panama City
• Coptic Community, The Villages
• St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Vero Beach

Georgia

• Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Macon
• St. Augustine Coptic Orthodox Church, Martinez
• St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Savannah

Louisiana

• St. Mary of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church, Lafayette
• St. Barbara Coptic Orthodox Church, Shreveport

New Mexico

• St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Albuquerque

Oklahoma

• St. Peter and St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Bixby
• St. Samuel the Confessor Coptic Orthodox Church, Lawton
• Coptic Community, Oklahoma City

Tennessee

• Coptic Community, Chattanooga
• St. Abba Sarapamone Coptic Orthodox Church, Clarksville
• St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Knoxville
• St. Mary and St. Rueis Coptic Orthodox Church, Memphis
• St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Ooltewah

Texas

• Coptic Community, Beaumont
• St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, College Station
• Coptic Community, Corpus Christi
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Lubbock

Schools

The diocese currently operates only one school, but religious education is often provided to children in the form of Sunday School classes at local Coptic churches.^[1]

Tennessee

• St. Clement Coptic Orthodox Christian Academy, Nashville

Publications

The Diocese of the Southern United States publishes three magazines,

Bishops

• Bishop Youssef (1993–present)

References

1. "Home - Saint Clement Coptic Orthodox Christian Academy". www.stclementacademy.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.