List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States

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The following is a partial list of Coptic Orthodox churches in the United States, the count stands at more than 200 churches and communities:

Diocese of Southern United States

The hierarch of this diocese is Anba Youssef, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Southern United States. The following is a list of the churches under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Southern United States:

Alabama

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

Arizona

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Scottsdale
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Peoria
St. John the Beloved Coptic Orthodox Church, Tucson
St. Joseph the Carpenter Coptic Orthodox Church, Phoenix
Coptic Community, Northern Arizona

Arkansas

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Little Rock

Florida

Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Melbourne
St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Maitland
St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Pensacola
St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Jacksonville
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Daytona Beach
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tampa
St. John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church, Miami
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Fort Myers
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Delray Beach
St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Oviedo
St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tallahassee
St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Clearwater
St. Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church, Gainesville
St. Peter Seal of the Martyrs Coptic Orthodox Church, West Palm Beach
St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Vero Beach
St. Rebekah Coptic Orthodox Church, Orlando
St. Reweis Coptic Orthodox Church, New Tampa
St. Simon the Tanner Coptic Orthodox Church, Sarasota
St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church, New Port Richey
St. Stephen Christian Retreat Center, Titusville
Coptic Community, Crystal River
Coptic Community, Davenport
Coptic Community, Destin
Coptic Community, Keys
Coptic Community, Panama City
Coptic Community, Wildwood

Georgia

Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Macon
St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Savannah
St. Augustine Coptic Orthodox Church, Augusta
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Roswell
St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Suwanee
Debre Geezan Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, Lithonia

Louisiana

St. Barbara Coptic Orthodox Church, Shreveport
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, New Orleans
St. Mary of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church, Lafayette

New Mexico

St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Albuquerque

Oklahoma

St. Mary & St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Oklahoma City
St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Tulsa
St. Samuel the Confessor Coptic Orthodox Church, Lawton

Tennessee

Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, La Vergne
St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Chattanooga
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Knoxville
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
St. Mary & St. Rueis Coptic Orthodox Church, Memphis
St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville
St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Antioch
St. Abba Sarapamone Coptic Orthodox Church, Clarksville

Texas

Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Euless
St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, San Antonio
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Arlington
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Lubbock
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Bellaire
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Colleyville (co-located with the Southern Diocese headquarters)
St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Houston
St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Richardson
The Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, Austin
Coptic Community, Beaumont
Coptic Community, College Station
St Mary and St. Moses Abbey, Corpus Christi

Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii

Whose Hierarch is Anba Serapion, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii

Southern California

Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Ana
Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Simi Valley
Archangels Michael & Gabriel Coptic Orthodox Church, Fresno
Archangel Raphael & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Palmdale
Holy Annunciation Coptic Orthodox Church, Hawthorne
Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, Oceanside
Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, San Diego
Holy Resurrection American Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
Holy Transfiguration Coptic Orthodox Church, Chino
Holy Virgin Mary & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
St. Abanoub & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Norco
St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Monastery, Newberry Springs
St. Bishoy & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
St. Cyril of Alexandria Coptic Orthodox Church, El Monte
St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, Bakersfield
St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, San Diego
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Bellflower
St. George & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Visalia
St. George the New Martyr Coptic Orthodox Church, Hemet
St. John Coptic Orthodox Church, Covina
St. John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church, Oxnard
St. Justina Coptic Orthodox Church, Rancho Cucamonga
St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, Irvine
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Victorville
St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Northridge
St. Mary & St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church, Anaheim
St. Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church, Palm Springs
St. Mary of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church, Newhall
St. Maurice & St. Verena Coptic Village Retreat Center, Big Bear Lake
St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church, Pomona
St. Mercurious & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Torrance
St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Colton
St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church, Tustin
St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Monica
St. Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church, Westminster
St. Thomas the Hermit Coptic Orthodox Church, Temecula
St. Verena & The Three Holy Youth Coptic Orthodox Christian Center, Orange
The Three Abba Makari Coptic Orthodox Church, Santa Maria

Hawaii

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Honolulu

Diocese of New York & New England

Whose Hierarch is Anba David, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of New York and New England

Connecticut

Virgin Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Hamden
St. Peter & St. Andrew Coptic Orthodox Church, Stamford
Coptic Community, Waterbury
Coptic Community, Waterford

Maine

St. Karas and St. Pishoy Bangor, Maine

Massachusetts

Holy Virgin Mary Spiritual Vineyard, Charlton
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Natick
St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Marshfield
St. Mary of the Assumption Coptic Orthodox Church, Milford
St. Mary of the Covenant Coptic Orthodox Church, Boston
The Holy Family Coptic Orthodox Church, Attleboro

New Hampshire

St. Mary and Archangel Michael, Nashua

New York

A view of St. Abraam's Church in Long Island, NY from outside.

Archangel Michael & St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, Great Kills (Staten Island)
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Astoria (Queens)
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Brooklyn
St. Helena & St. Anasimone Coptic Orthodox Church, Flushing
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Manhattan
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, West Henrietta
St. Mark & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Woodbury (Long Island)
St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church, Ridgewood (Queens)
St. Mary & St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church, White Plains
St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Albany
St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Syracuse
St. Mary & St. Moses the Black Coptic Orthodox Church, North Tonawanda
St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Mission, Rochester
St. Shenouda Monastery, West Henrietta
Virgin Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Tottenville (Staten Island)
Virgin Mary & St. Pachomious Coptic Orthodox Church, Stony Point

Rhode Island

St. Mary and St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, Cranston

Vermont

St. Mary & Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church, Burlington

Archdiocese of North America

This Archdiocese is directly under the responsibility of the Pope of Alexandria. It includes all churches in North America that are not under the jurisdiction of a diocese. There is an Exarch of the Throne and two General Bishops serving this Archdiocese, who are directly under the responsibility of the Pope of Alexandria:

Anba Youhanna (John), General Bishop and Patriarchal Emissary at large.
Anba Michael, Suffragan Bishop of the Holy Suffragan Diocese of Alexandria and all Virginia, USA; suffragan to the Archdiocese of North America, which is currently under Patriarchal jurisdiction.
Anba Karas (Cyrrhus), Patriarchal Exarch in Cedar Grove, New Jersey for the Archdiocese of North America.

The following churches are under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of North America:

California

Archangel Michael & St Mercurious Coptic Orthodox Church, Redwood City
St. Antonius Coptic Orthodox Church, Hayward
St. George & St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church, Campbell (San Jose)
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Monterey
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Ripon (Modesto)
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Rancho Cordova
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Sacramento, Roseville
St. Mary & St. John Coptic Orthodox Church, Pleasanton
St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Concord

Colorado

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Englewood (Denver)

Delaware

St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Bear

Idaho

Virgin Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Boise

Illinois

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Monee (Chicago)
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Burr Ridge
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Palatine (Chicago)
St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Mission Church, Chicago

Indiana

St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Indianapolis

Iowa

St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Urbandale (Des Moines)
St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Council Bluffs

Kansas

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Meriam (Kansas City)

Kentucky

Holy Virgin Mary & St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Lexington
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Louisville

Maryland

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Cabin John
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Elkton
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Savage

Michigan

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Troy
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor
St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Grand Rapids
St. Mary & St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Troy
St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Mio
Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church, Farmington Hills
The Coptic Orthodox Community of Lansing

Minnesota

St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, South St. Paul

Missouri

St. Mary & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, St. Louis

Nebraska

St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Omaha

Nevada

St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Las Vegas

New Jersey

The current building of St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church, which was originally established as the second Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City.

Anba Moussa the Strong & St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Piscataway Township
Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Howell
David the Prophet & St. Karas Coptic Orthodox Church, Oakland
Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, Spotswood
St. Abanoub & St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church, Bayonne
St. Anianus Coptic Orthodox Church, Princeton, New Jersey
St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Medford
St. Antonious & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, East Rutherford
St. Augustine & St. Monica Coptic Orthodox Church, Summit
St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City
St. John & St. Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church, Morris Plains
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Cedar Grove
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick
St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Hillsborough
St. Mary & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Elizabeth
St. Mary & St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church, Belleville
St. Mary & St. Paula Coptic Orthodox Church, Barnegat
St. Mary & St. Stephen Coptic Orthodox Church, South River
St. Mary, St. Shenouda, & St. Thomas Coptic Orthodox Church, Hamilton
St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Holmdel
St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Mckee City
Virgin Mary & St. John Coptic Orthodox Church, Bayonne
St. Mary Of Egypt and St.Timothy The Apostle Retreat Center, Robbinsville

North Carolina

Archangel Michael & St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Archangel Raphael & St. John the Beloved Coptic Orthodox Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Charlotte
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Raleigh
St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Charlotte

Ohio

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Toledo
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Cleveland
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Columbus
St. Mary & St. John Convent, Warren
St. Mina & St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Miamisburg (Dayton)

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania (serving Philadelphia).

Oregon

St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church, Portland

Pennsylvania

St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Annville
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Norristown (Philadelphia)
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Harrisburg
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Ambridge (Pittsburgh)
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Silver Springs (Lancaster)
St. Mary & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church, Allentown
St. Mary & St Kyrillos Coptic Orthodox Church, Hatfield
St. Mary & St. Mercurios Coptic Orthodox Church, Devon
St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Altoona
Virgin Mary & St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, Mount Pocono

South Carolina

Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Anderson
Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Pelzer
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Myrtle Beach
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Greenville
St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Fort Mill

Utah

St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Salt Lake City

Virginia

Archangel Michael & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Richmond
St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Springfield
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Hampton
St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, White Post
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Fairfax
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Roanoke
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Yorktown
St. Mary & St. John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church Staunton
St. Mary & St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church, Stafford
St. Moses Coptic Orthodox Church, Ashburn
St. Pope Kyrillos Coptic Orthodox Church, Chantilly
St. Timothy & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Arlington

St. Joseph the carpenter Coptic Orthodox Church Gainesville

Washington

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Kirkland (Seattle)
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Lynnwood
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Puyallup

West Virginia

St. Mary & Archangel Gabriel Coptic Orthodox Church, Charleston
Archangel Gabriel and Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, Huntington

Wisconsin

St. Mary & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Milwaukee
St. Mary & St. Rewais Coptic Orthodox Church, Madison
Virgin Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Springfield

US Territories

In addition to the confederated states, several other areas belong to territories officially held under the United States:

US Virgin Islands

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, St. Thomas

Gallery

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Englewood, CO
Sts. George & Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church of Jersey City, NJ
Sts. Mary & Antonionus Coptic Orthodox Church of Queens, NY
Archangel Michael & St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church of Saten Island, NY
St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church of Annville, PA
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church of Norristown, PA
St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of Lancaster, PA
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Bellaire, TX

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