Basil III (Coptic archbishop of Jerusalem)
Basil III (Arabic: الأنبا باسيليوس, Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ) was the 17th Metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), and Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East, from 1925 until his death in 1935. During his reign, the Archdiocese of Jerusalem also possessed jurisdiction over the easternmost provinces of Egypt in Al-Sharqyia, Port Said, Ismailia, and Suez.
His Eminence Basil III | |
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| Metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), and Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East; Abbot of the Monasteries of Saint Anthony, and Saint George, Jerusalem. | |
| Native name | Arabic: الأنبا باسيليوس, Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ |
| Church | Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Archdiocese | Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Jerusalem |
| Metropolis | Jerusalem |
| Predecessor | Timothy |
| Successor | Theophilus |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 27 December 1925 by Pope Cyril V |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
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| Born | |
| Died | 9 May 1935 |
| Buried | Monastery of Saint Anthony, Joppa |
| Nationality | Egyptian |