Diocese
Bodies
The
Coptic Church in Australia
was established when a few Copts diligently searched for a permanent home for
their Church in Sydney.
An old Methodist Church
was offered for sale and the Church Council under the leadership of Fr. Mina Nematalla purchased the double storey Church
building at 24 A Railway Road,
Sydenham NSW.
The
Church was given the name of St. Mary and St. Mina’s Coptic Orthodox Church. It
was to be the first Coptic Church in Australia
and the first owned by Coptic migrants outside of Egypt. The first liturgy celebrated
in the newly purchased church was on the 29 March, 1970.
Through
the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the guidance of our Pope, His Holiness
Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic congregation in Sydney has grown to
approximately 50,000 people as at June 2003. Together with the exponential
growth in the number of Copts in Sydney
has been the increase in the number of Coptic churches, schools, colleges,
monasteries and elderly centres.
Close to 33 years
since the first church in Sydney was purchased, His
Holiness Pope Shenouda III ordained Bishop Daniel to
be the bishop of Sydney
and its affiliated Regions. These regions include NSW, Queensland,
Northern Territory, Japan,
Thailand and Singapore.
This
section of the Diocese Web Site aims to provide information about all the
Coptic groups and organisations that are Governed under the Diocese of Sydney and its affiliated
Regions.
This
includes contact details and regular liturgy times of all the Coptic Orthodox
Churches in Sydney, Brisbane, Northern Territory, Singapore, and Japan
as well as information about the Coptic schools
and Theological
College of Sydney.
If you feel we have inaccurate information, please feel free to notify us.
Please feel free to provide feedback or suggestions for
improvements to this section.
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