Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral

Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
St. Mark's Cathedral in 2010
Location	Abbassia, Cairo
Country	Egypt
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox Church
History
Status	Cathedral
Founder(s)	Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
Dedication	Saint Mark
Consecrated	25 June 1968
Architecture
Architect(s)	Awad Kamel Michel Bakhoum (structural consultant)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Coptic
Administration
Division	Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Pope Tawadros II

St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس مرقس القبطية الأرثوذكسية) is a Coptic church located in the Abbassia District in Cairo, Egypt. The cathedral is the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope. It was built during the time when Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria was Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and was consecrated on 25 June 1968.^[1]

The church is dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist, an apostle of Jesus and founder of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Relics of his life are kept inside. It was, until 2019, (after the inauguration of the new Nativity Cathedral) the largest cathedral in Africa^[2] and the Middle East.^[a]

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