Pope John VI of Alexandria
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Pope John VI of Alexandria |
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| 74th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark | |
| Papacy began | 1189 |
| Papacy ended | 1216 |
| Predecessor | Mark III |
| Successor | Cyril III |
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| Born | Egypt |
| Died | 1216 Egypt |
| Buried | Church of the Holy Virgin (Babylon El-Darag) |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
| Residence | The Hanging Church |
Pope John VI of Alexandria, 74th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
In 1210, his envoys reached the city of Lalibela in Ethiopia, where they met Emperor Gebre Mesqel Lalibela.
He was the last Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria to consecrate a bishop for Western Pentapolis as the people converted to Islam under the rule of the Arabs.
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