Theophilus (Coptic archbishop of Jerusalem)
Theophilus, (Arabic: الانبا ثاؤفيلس, Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲩⲥ), was the 18th metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East from 1935 until his death in 1945. During his reign, the Archdiocese of Jerusalem also possessed Jurisdiction over the eastern most provinces of Egypt in Al-Sharqyia, Port Said, Ismailia, and Suez. He was also the abbot of the Monasteries of Saint Anthony and Saint George in Jerusalem.
His Eminence Theophilus | |
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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: الانبا ثاؤفيلس, Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲩⲥ) |
| Church | Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Archdiocese | Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Jerusalem |
| Metropolis | Jerusalem |
| Predecessor | Basil III |
| Successor | James II |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 19 May 1935 by Pope John XIX |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1893 |
| Died | 1 October 1945 (aged 51–52) |
| Buried | Monastery of Saint Anthony, Red Sea Wilderness |
| Nationality | Egyptian |