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Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church of Greater Philadelphia
Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church of Greater Philadelphia
	The entrance of St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
	40°06′53″N 75°20′31″W / 40.1148°N 75.3419°W
Location	Norristown, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Website	stgeorgephilly.org
History
Founded	1969
Dedication	Saint George
Dedicated	1969
Consecrated	October 1994
Architecture
Architectural type	church
Style	Coptic, Greek Revival
Years built	1863
Administration
Diocese	Coptic Diocese of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware & West Virginia
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bishop Karas
Priest(s)	Fr. Roufail Z. Youssef; Fr. Mina Shaheid

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St George Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ'ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲅⲉ⳿ⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ // transliteration: ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Gewargios) is one of the oldest Coptic Orthodox churches established in North America.^[1] It is one of over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the US.^[2]^[3] The church belongs to Coptic Diocese of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware & West Virginia.^[4]^[5]

History

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church was the first Coptic Orthodox church established in Pennsylvania, in 1969.^[6] It was incorporated in May 1973 ^[1] with 30 families at the time.^[7] Several Coptic Orthodox priests served the congregation in churches of other denominations until 1980, when a building in Conshohocken was purchased. Pope Shenouda III assigned Father Samuel Thabet Samuel to head that church in September 1983, and Father Samuel and his wife and two children left Egypt and moved to Roxborough.

The congregation later bought the current building in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The Greek Revival church was originally built in 1863 for a congregation of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.^[8] The interior was modified so that the building could be used for Coptic Orthodox Liturgies; the exterior, however, retained its architectural style. The building was consecrated in October 1994, by Pope Shenouda III.^[7]

The parish had more than one priest in its history. Fr. Angelos Habib Boghdadi served the parish in its early years, as well as several other Coptic churches throughout the States, including St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Fr. Boghdadi is currently the priest of St. George Church in Tampa, Florida.^[9]

Formative years

During the church's formative years in the 1980s, Fr. Samuel Thabet Samuel was the parish priest. He served until 1990 when summoned by Pope Shenouda III to serve St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Chicago, Illinois [1], becoming the senior priest. In 1991 Pope Shenouda sent Fr. Roufail Z. Youssef as parish priest. Over 300 Coptic families are served by St. George's Church.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America (Retrieved 08-07-2008)
^ "Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.
^ CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 17-07-2008)
^ Hanna, Alfred. "Union Between Christians".
^ "Diocese Churches". Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Pennsylvania and its Affiliated Regions. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
^ Congregation Faces Obstacles In Bid For New Church - Philly.com (Retrieved 22-02-1990)
^ ^a ^b ^c Church Data (Retrieved 08-07-2008)
^ Montgomery County: St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Retrieved 08-07-2008)
^ Biography of Fr. Angelos H. Boghdadi (Retrieved 08-07-2008)

External links

Official website

[Incorporation-1] Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America (Retrieved 08-07-2008)

[2] "Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.

[3] CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 17-07-2008)

[4] Hanna, Alfred. "Union Between Christians".

[5] "Diocese Churches". Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Pennsylvania and its Affiliated Regions. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

[Founded-6] Congregation Faces Obstacles In Bid For New Church - Philly.com (Retrieved 22-02-1990)

[Data-7] Church Data (Retrieved 08-07-2008)

[8] Montgomery County: St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Retrieved 08-07-2008)

[9] Biography of Fr. Angelos H. Boghdadi (Retrieved 08-07-2008)

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-'''St George Coptic Orthodox Church''' ([[Coptic language|Coptic]]: {{Coptic|Ϯⲉⲕ'ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲅⲉ⳿ⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ}} // [[transliteration]]: ''ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Gewargios'') is one of the oldest [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox]] churches established in North America.<ref name="Incorporation">[http://nacopts.com/graph_dateIncorporated.php?limit=nolimit Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America] (Retrieved 08-07-2008)</ref> It is one of [[List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States|over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the US]].<ref>"[http://copticchurch.net/news/press_release/20050120_armanious_murder_jersey_city.html Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family]". ''Coptic Church Network'', January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=6&IndexView=toc CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church] (Retrieved 17-07-2008)</ref>
+'''St George Coptic Orthodox Church''' ([[Coptic language|Coptic]]: {{Coptic|Ϯⲉⲕ'ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲅⲉ⳿ⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ}} // [[transliteration]]: ''ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Gewargios'') is one of the oldest [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox]] churches established in North America.<ref name="Incorporation">[http://nacopts.com/graph_dateIncorporated.php?limit=nolimit Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America] (Retrieved 08-07-2008)</ref> It is one of [[List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States|over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the US]].<ref>"[http://copticchurch.net/news/press_release/20050120_armanious_murder_jersey_city.html Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family]". ''Coptic Church Network'', January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=6&IndexView=toc CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813140152/http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=6&IndexView=toc |date=2009-08-13 }} (Retrieved 17-07-2008)</ref> The church belongs to Coptic Diocese of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware & West Virginia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hanna|first=Alfred|title=Union Between Christians|url=https://www.unionbetweenchristians.com/2020/10/coptic-orthodox-churches-in-usa_2.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-06|title=Diocese Churches|url=https://www.copticpa.org/diocese-churches/|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Pennsylvania and its Affiliated Regions|language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==History==
-St. George Coptic Orthodox Church is the first [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox]] church that was established in Pennsylvania during 1969 <ref name="Incorporation"/> and was incorporated in May 1973 with 30 families at the time.<ref name="Data">[http://nacopts.com/viewChurch.php?id=112 Church Data] (Retrieved 08-07-2008)</ref> Several Coptic Orthodox priests served the congregation in churches of other denominations until 1980, when the Conshohocken building was purchased. [[Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria|HH Pope Shenouda III]] assigned Father Samuel Thabet Samuel to head that church in September 1983, and Father Samuel and his wife and two children left Egypt and moved to Roxborough.
+St. George Coptic Orthodox Church was the first [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox]] church established in Pennsylvania, in 1969.<ref name="Founded">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131114114632/http://articles.philly.com/1990-02-22/news/25883135_1_new-church-church-studies-coptic-orthodox-church Congregation Faces Obstacles In Bid For New Church - Philly.com] (Retrieved 22-02-1990)</ref> It was incorporated in May 1973 <ref name="Incorporation"/> with 30 families at the time.<ref name="Data">[http://nacopts.com/viewChurch.php?id=112 Church Data] (Retrieved 08-07-2008)</ref> Several Coptic Orthodox priests served the congregation in churches of other denominations until 1980, when a building in Conshohocken was purchased. [[Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria|Pope Shenouda III]] assigned Father Samuel Thabet Samuel to head that church in September 1983, and Father Samuel and his wife and two children left Egypt and moved to Roxborough.
-After a certain period of time, the congregation bought the current building in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The parish, built in 1863, uses Greek revival architecture and was originally a Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.<ref>[http://www2.montcopa.org/montco/cwp/view,a,1418,q,5433.asp Montgomery County: St. George Coptic Orthodox Church] (Retrieved 08-07-2008)</ref> In order for the building to allow for Coptic Orthodox Liturgies, the interior required a partial conversion for that use. The exterior, however, retained its architectural style. The building was consecrated in October 1994, by [[Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria|HH Pope Shenouda III]].<ref name="Data"/>
+The congregation later bought the current building in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]]. The [[Greek revival architecture|Greek Revival]] church was originally built in 1863 for a congregation of the [[Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church]].<ref>[http://www2.montcopa.org/montco/cwp/view,a,1418,q,5433.asp Montgomery County: St. George Coptic Orthodox Church] (Retrieved 08-07-2008)</ref> The interior was modified so that the building could be used for Coptic Orthodox Liturgies; the exterior, however, retained its architectural style. The building was consecrated in October 1994, by Pope Shenouda III.<ref name="Data"/>
-The parish did in fact have more than one priest in its history. Fr. Angelos Habib Boghdadi served the parish in its early years, as well as several other Coptic Churches throughout the States, including [[St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church (Pittsburgh)|St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church]] in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, which serves the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Fr. Boghdadi is currently the priest of St. George Church in Tampa, Florida.<ref>[http://www.suscopts.org/stgeorgetampa/priests.html Biography of Fr. Angelos H. Boghdadi] (Retrieved 08-07-2008)</ref>
+The parish had more than one priest in its history. Fr. Angelos Habib Boghdadi served the parish in its early years, as well as several other Coptic churches throughout the States, including St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Fr. Boghdadi is currently the priest of St. George Church in Tampa, Florida.<ref>[http://www.suscopts.org/stgeorgetampa/priests.html Biography of Fr. Angelos H. Boghdadi] (Retrieved 08-07-2008)</ref>
 ===Formative years===
-During the church's formative years in the 1980s, Fr. Samuel Thabet Samuel was the parish priest.  He served until 1990 when summoned by His Holiness [[Pope Shenouda III]] [http://www.copticpope.org] to serve St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Chicago, Illinois[http://www.stmarkcchicago.org] where he currently serves as the senior priest.  In 1991 Pope Shenouda sent the current priest to the parish, Fr. Roufail Z. Youssef.  There are currently over 300 Coptic families served by St. George's Church.<ref name="Data"/>
+During the church's formative years in the 1980s, Fr. Samuel Thabet Samuel was the parish priest. He served until 1990 when summoned by Pope Shenouda III to serve St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Chicago, Illinois [http://www.stmarkchicago.org], becoming the senior priest. In 1991 Pope Shenouda sent Fr. Roufail Z. Youssef as parish priest. Over 300 Coptic families are served by St. George's Church.<ref name="Data"/>
+==See also==
+*[[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox Church]]
+*[[Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.stgeorgephilly.org/ The official website of St. George Coptic Orthodox Church]
+*{{officialsite|https://www.stgeorgephilly.org/}}
-*[http://www.nacopts.org/ The Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America]
-*[http://www.lacopts.org/ The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles]
-*[http://www.suscopts.org/ The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States]
-*[http://www.damiettadiocese.org/ The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Damietta]
-==See also==
-*[[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox Church]]
-*[[Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria]]
-*[[Coptic architecture]]
-*[[Coptic Cairo]]
-*[[Coptic Orthodox Church in North America]]
-**[[Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada]]
-**[[Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States]]
-**[[List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States]]
-***[[St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)]]
-***[[St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Los Angeles)]]
-***[[St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Denver, Colorado)]]
-***[[St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)]]
-***[[St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church (Los Angeles)]]
-***[[St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church (Ridgewood, Queens)]]
-***[[St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Brooklyn)]]
-***[[St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)]]
-{{Coord|40.1148|-75.3419|region:US-PA_type:landmark|display=title}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church, Philadelphia}}
 [[Category:Coptic Orthodox churches in Pennsylvania]]
-[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1973]]
+[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1969]]
+[[Category:1969 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Churches completed in 1863]]
 [[Category:Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 20th century]]
 [[Category:Churches in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Greek Revival church buildings in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Norristown, Pennsylvania]]