St. Marks Coptic Church Melbourne

Firstly, what is the Coptic Orthodox Church?
 
The Coptic Orthodox Church is the Christian Church of Egypt, established in the first century AD by the Apostle of Christ, Saint Mark.
 
The term Coptic
 
The word Coptic basically means Egyptian. It is derived from the Greek word “Aigyptos.” By removing the first and last two letters, we have the word, “gypt” which in turn becomes the English ‘Egypt’ and ‘Copt.’
 
So basically the Coptic Orthodox Church is the Egyptian Church that has existed from the time of the apostles until our present time, hence an APOSTOLIC church.

The current Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy See of Saint Mark is Pope Shenouda III.

There are about 10 to 15 million Coptic Orthodox Christians in the world: they are found primarily in Egypt under the jurisdiction of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (roughly 8-15 million). There are also significant numbers in the diaspora in countries such as the United States of America, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and Sudan. The number of Coptic Orthodox Christians in the diaspora is roughly 2 million.