List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria
18th century

List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria

Section Title: 18th century
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Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of Alexandria English • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes

21 August 1718 – 4 April 1726 (7 years, 7 months, 11 days)	St. Peter VI Petros • Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ • بطرس	Morgan	Asyut Asyut Governorate, Egypt

12 January 1727 – 21 April 1745 (18 years, 3 months, 8 days)	St. John XVII Yoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنسر	Abdelsayed	Mallawi, Minya Governorate, Egypt

30 May 1745 – 18 May 1769 (23 years, 11 months, 18 days)	St. Mark VII Marcos • Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ • مرقس	Simeon	Klosna, El Bahnasa, Minya Governorate, Egypt	During his Patriarchy, there was an attempt from the Catholic Church to take over the Coptic Church. They ordained a monk from Jerusalem to be a Catholic Bishop in Egypt, but he was unable to come to Egypt and stayed in Jerusalem.

23 October 1769 – 9 June 1796 (26 years, 7 months, 14 days)	St. John XVIII Yoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنسر	Youssef	Faiyum, Faiyum Governorate, Egypt	During his Patriarchy, Pope Pius VI of Rome sent an envoy to Pope John XVIII of Alexandria asking him to unite the Church of Alexandria with the Roman Catholic Church under the proceedings of the Council of Chalcedon.

4 October 1796 – 21 December 1809 (13 years, 2 months, 19 days)	-	St. Mark VIII Marcos • Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ • مرقس	Youhanna	Tima, Sohag Governorate, Egypt	During his Patriarchy, the French invaded Egypt. His seat at Haret Al Rum was transferred to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Azbakeya in the year 1800.

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Pope John XVIII of Alexandria was Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch.

final_sentence: Pope John XVIII of Alexandria was Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch.