List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria
17th century

List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria

Section Title: 17th century
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Apostolic Throne	Portrait	Popes & Patriarchs of Alexandria English • Coptic • Arabic	Name before Patriarchate	Place of Birth	Notes

3 July 1603 – 11 September 1619 (16 years, 2 months, 9 days)	Pope Mark V Marcos • Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ • مرقس	El Bayadeya, Asyut Governorate, Egypt	Arabic becomes Egypt's official language. Islamic rulers threatened to cut the tongues of any Egyptian that was found speaking in the Coptic language.

18 September 1619 – 10 September 1629 (9 years, 11 months, 22 days)	St. John XV Yoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنسر	Mallawi, Minya Governorate, Egypt	Buried at St.Anba Bishih Monastery in El-Bayadia, Egypt.

7 September 1631 – 3 April 1646 (14 years, 6 months, 23 days)	St. Matthew III Matheos • Ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲟⲥ • متاؤس	Tadros	Toukh El-Nasarah, Monufia Governorate, Egypt

20 April 1646 – 20 April 1656 (10 years)	St. Mark VI Marcos • Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ • مرقس	Tadros	Bahgourah, Qena Governorate, Egypt

6 December 1660 – 22 August 1675 (14 years, 8 months, 9 days)	St. Matthew IV Matheos • Ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲟⲥ • متاؤس	Guirguis	Meir, Asyut Governorate, Egypt

5 May 1676 – 17 June 1718 (42 years, 3 months)	St. John XVI Yoannis • Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • يوأنسر	Ibrahim	Toukh El-Nasarah, Monufia Governorate, Egypt

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Matthew IV was Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria.

final_sentence: Matthew IV was Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria.