List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria
9th century

List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria

Section Title: 9th century
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Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of Alexandria English • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes

12 May 819 – 21 February 830 (10 years, 9 months, 9 days)	St. James Yakobos • Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ • يعقوب	Yakobos	Nabaroh, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt	In 829, the Copts of the entire Nile Delta rebelled against the Muslim authorities because of excessive taxation and religious persecution.

28 February 830 – 13 October 830 (5 months, 17 days)	St. Simeon II Simeon • Ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ • سيماؤن	Simon	Alexandria, Egypt

30 November 831 – 2 November 849 (17 years, 11 months, 2 days)	St. Joseph Yousab • Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ • يوساب	Youssef	Menouf, Monufia Governorate, Egypt	In 831, Al-Ma'mun, Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate asked the Pope to pacify the rebels. The Pope asked the people for calm and obedience to the oppressor.

20 November 849 – 30 April 851 (1 year, 4 months, 28 days)	St. Michael II Khail • Ⲭⲁⲏⲗ • خائيل	Egypt

21 July 851 – 30 November 858 (7 years, 4 months, 9 days)	St. Cosmas II Kosma • Ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁ • قسما	Samanoud, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

8 January 859 – 2 May 880 (21 years, 3 months, 11 days)	St. Shenouda I Shenoute • Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ • سانوتيوس	Shenouda	Samanoud, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

25 April 880 – 29 March 907 (27 years, 1 month, 9 days)	St. Michael III Khail • Ⲭⲁⲏⲗ • خائيل	Khail	Egypt	In 882, the governor of Egypt, Ahmad ibn Tulun, forced the Pope to pay heavy contributions, forcing him to sell a church and some attached properties to the local Jewish community.

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Saint Joseph Yousab was Pope of Alexandria.

final_sentence: Saint Joseph Yousab was Pope of Alexandria.