John XIX
JOHN XIX
113th Coptic patriarch of Egypt, 1928–1942.
The successor of Cyril V (1874–1927), John XIX had an uneventful patriarchate. He had been chosen by Cyril to be the abuna (archbishop) of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church but declined the offer. For many years metropolitan (chief bishop) of the Egyptian provinces of Behariya and Minufiyya, in 1892 he went into exile after a dispute with the Coptic Community Council but eventually regained its favor for his part in reforming the church's handling of bequests and administration of educational institutions. As patriarch, John established near Cairo a theological college to improve their education. He appointed the abuna and several bishops of the church in Ethiopia.
see also copts; cyril v.
Bibliography
Meinardus, Otto F. A. Christian Egypt: Faith and Life. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 1970.
Shoucri, Mounir. "John XIX." In The Coptic Encyclopedia, vol. 4, edited by Aziz S. Atiya. New York: Macmillan, 1991.
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