List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria
7th century

List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria

Section Title: 7th century
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Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of Alexandria English • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes

9 July 605 – 31 December 616 (11 years, 6 months)	St. Anastasius Anastasios • Ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ • انسطاسيوس	Anastasios	Alexandria, Egypt

2 January 617 – 16 January 623 (6 years, 14 months)	St. Andronicus Andronikos • Ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ • أندرونيقوس	Andronikos	Alexandria, Egypt

17 September 623 – 16 January 662 (39 years)	St. Benjamin I Binyamin • Ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ • بنيامين	Binyamin	Barshüt, Beheira Governorate, Egypt	During his Patriarchy in 639, an army of 4,000 Arabs led by Amr Ibn Al-Aas sent by the Caliph Umar, successor to Muhammad, invaded Egypt and defeated Byzantine Emperor Heraclius.

22 September 662 – 26 October 680 (18 years, 9 months, 3 days)	St. Agathon Aghathon • Ⲁⲋⲁⲑⲟⲩ • أغاثون	Agathon	Mariout, Alexandria, Egypt

10 December 680 – 10 December 689 (9 years)	Pope John III Yoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنسر	Hanna	Samanoud, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

16 January 690 – 18 November 692 (2 years, 10 months, 2 days)	St. Isaac Ishaac • Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ • إسحق	Ishaac	El-Borolos, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt

19 December 692 – 31 July 700 (7 years, 7 months)	St. Simeon I Simeon • Ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ • سيماؤن	Simon	Syria

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Pope Benjamin I was the Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch.

final_sentence: Pope Benjamin I was the Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch.