authority and dignity as the diocesan bishop, including the above-mentioned authorities with permission. He can also be the abbot of a monastery, if assigned by the patriarch. See also Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria General Congregation Council Christianity in Africa The French Coptic Orthodox Church Copts Coptic alphabet Coptic calendar Coptic iconography Coptic language Coptic music Coptic abstinence Coptic Orphans Coptic Catholic Church Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada Coptic Orthodox Church in Europe Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States Coptic Orthodox Church in South America Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Port Said Coptic Church in Wales Eastern Orthodoxy Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria Egypt List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria Oriental Orthodoxy Patriarch of Alexandria Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria References External links The Coptic Pope website theholysynod.copticpope.org Gallery of the Coptic Holy Synod of Egypt (All Coptic Bishops) Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Damietta Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Port Said Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K. The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem Coptic Documents of the Holy Synod in French Coptic Orthodox Church Coptic