St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: transliteration: ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Maria nem fi.ethowab Antonios) is located in Ridgewood, Queens and was the oldest Coptic Orthodox parish in Queens.Dates of Incorporations of Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America (Retrieved 08-07-2008) It is one of the 287 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States."Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family ". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church (Retrieved 17-07-2008)
History St. Mary & St. Antonios Church, being one of the oldest Coptic Orthodox churches in North America, started in March 1972,Church Data (Retrieved 08-09-2008) and is the first Coptic Orthodox parish in New York as well as the third Coptic parish in the US, the first two being St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City and St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. After a few months, however, St. George Coptic Orthodox Church was established in Brooklyn, and eventually, Coptic parishes started popping up throughout New York City as well as up-state New York. This led to the establishment of about 15 Coptic Orthodox Churches in New York State.
After the church was built, in a pastoral visit by Pope Shenouda III, the parish was consecrated in September 1989. The liturgies are currently held by three priests, as there are over 300 Coptic families served by St. Mary & St. Antonios Church.
References
External links The official website of St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church The official Facebook Page of St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church The Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Directory & Statistics on Coptic Orthodox Churches in North America
See also Coptic Orthodox Church List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey) St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Brooklyn) St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church (Woodbury, New York) St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)