Pope John XVIII of Alexandria

Pope

John XVIII
Pope; John XVIII
Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence	Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)

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Pope John XVIII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis) was the 107th

lay name was Joseph. He became a monk in the Monastery of Saint Anthony. At the departure of Pope Mark VII, he was unanimously chosen to succeed him. He was ordained at the church of Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo, on Sunday, 15 Paopi

, 1486 A.M. (23 October 1769 AD)

The Seat of the Pope during his papacy remained in the Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) in Cairo.

Relations with Rome

During his papacy,

Oriental Orthodoxy

Position.

Persecution

During the papacy of Pope John XVIII, the Copts were persecuted by the Ottoman rulers. The Jizya was increased to unprecedented amounts of money, and those who could not pay it had to convert to Islam or be executed. The commander of the Ottoman army stationed in Egypt seized the treasury of the Patriarchate and confiscated all its funds. Pope John XVIII had to go into hiding for some time.

Ibrahim El-Gohary

Pope John XVIII was a good friend of the famous Coptic layman Ibrahim El-Gohary. Together, they worked on restoring monasteries and churches. They also prepared the Holy Myron.

Pope John XVIII departed on

Saint Mark for 26 years, 7 months, and 16 days. He was buried in the tombs of the Patriarchs at Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo

. The papal Throne remained vacant after his departure for 3 months and 26 days.

References

ISBN 9774247574
.

^ Atiya, Aziz S., ed. (1991). "John XVIII". The Coptic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. Provided by Claremont Graduate University. New York City: Macmillan Publishers.

Oriental Orthodox titles

Preceded by
Mark VII

Coptic Pope

1769–1796 Succeeded by
Mark VIII

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[1] ISBN 9774247574
.

[2] Atiya, Aziz S., ed. (1991). "John XVIII". The Coptic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. Provided by Claremont Graduate University. New York City: Macmillan Publishers.