Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada

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The immigration of the Copts to Canada (Copts in Canada) might have started as early as the late 1950s. Due to an increasing amount of discrimination towards Copts in Egypt in the 1970s and low income in Egypt. Canada has been receiving a greater number of these immigrants, and the number of Coptic immigrants into Canada has been growing ever since.[1]

Membership[]

Statistics Canada has reported a rise in the numbers of Coptic Orthodox Christians in Canada. Statistics Canada's National Household Survey reported:

  • In the 1991 Census: 5,020[2]
  • In the 2001 Census: 10,280[3]
  • In the 2011 Census: 16,255[4]

History[]

In 1964, St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church was established in Toronto; this was the first Coptic parish established in the Coptic diaspora.[5]

In 2002, a survey showed 22 Coptic Orthodox parishes in Canada, indicating growth.[6]

In 2011, there were five Coptic Orthodox churches in Montreal.[7]

In 2021, there were 64 Coptic Orthodox Churches in 3 Dioceses.[8]

Dioceses[]

Map of the Coptic Orthodox Dioceses and Jurisdictions in Canada.
  • Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver & Western Canada under : British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario (west of Mississauga)
  • Diocese of Ottawa, Montréal & Eastern Canada under : Ontario (east of Kingston); Québec; New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador

Church Activities[]

Apart from the Divine Liturgy, many of the Coptic churches in Canada offer other services to their congregation, such as Choir, Sunday School, Youth Group, Bible Study, Coptic Language Classes, Hymnology classes, etc. These services help to keep the youth as active members of the Church, and serve to maintain an involved Church community.[9] Church websites usually have a list of the services they offer, and on which days they take place.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Muslims' Fury Falls on Egypt's Christians (Published 1993)".
  2. ^ William Closson James, God's Plenty: Religious Diversity in Kingston (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011), p. 164.
  3. ^ Census of Population Program Datasets: Religion (2001), Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ 2011 National Household Survey: Data tables: Religion, Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Saad Michael Saad, "Coptic Civilization in the Diaspora" in Coptic Civilization: Two Thousand Years of Christianity in Egypt (ed. Gawdat Gabra: American University in Cairo Press, 2014), p. 291.
  6. ^ Charles D. Smith, "The Egyptian Copts: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Definition of Identity for a Religious Minority" in Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies (ed. Maya Shatzmiller: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005), p. 60.
  7. ^ Coptic churches in Canada on alert, CBC News (January 4, 2011).
  8. ^ Hanna, Alfred. "Union Between Christians".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2015-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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