St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
Ϯⲉⲕ'ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Markos
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40°42′58″N 74°05′12″W / 40.7160°N 74.0867°W / 40.7160; -74.0867
Location	Jersey City, New Jersey
Country	United States of America
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox
Membership	750 families (2008)
Website	http://www.saintmark.com/
History
Status	Mother Church of United States
Dedication	Mark the Apostolic
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	church
Style	Coptic
Administration
Archdiocese	North America
Clergy
Archbishop	Pope Tawadros II
Archpriest	The Very Rev. Hegumen Fr. Abraam Sleman
Priest(s)	Fr. Markos Ayoub Fr. Daniel Abdelmaseih

St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ'ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ // transliteration: ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Markos) is notably the first Coptic Orthodox parish and church building in North America, if not the Western Hemisphere, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. This is in comparison to St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) which is considered the first parish in North America. It is one of over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States.^[1][2] The Church belongs to Archdiocese of North America.^[3]