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Head of the Coptic Church from 1769 to 1796

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Pope John XVIII
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began	23 October 1769
Papacy ended	7 June 1796
Predecessor	Mark VII
Successor	Mark VIII
Personal details
Born	Joseph Fayoum,Egypt
Died	(1796-06-07)7 June 1796 Egypt
Buried	Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence	Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)

Pope John XVIII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis) was the 107thPope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 1769 to 1796.^[1]^[2] Pope John XVIII was born inFayoum,Egypt. Hislay name was Joseph. He became amonk in theMonastery of Saint Anthony. At the departure ofPope Mark VII, he was unanimously chosen to succeed him. He was ordained at the church ofSaint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo, on Sunday, 15Paopi, 1486 A.M. (23 October 1769 AD)

TheSeat of the Pope during his papacy remained in theSaint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) inCairo.

Relations with Rome

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During his papacy,Pope Pius VI of Rome attempted to attract the Eastern Churches toRoman Catholicism. Thus, he published the proceedings of theCouncil of Chalcedon and distributed it in all the countries of the East.Pope Pius VI of Rome even sent an envoy to Pope John XVIII of Alexandria asking him to unite with theRoman Catholic Church. The famous scholar and theologianJoseph el-Abbah,Bishop ofGirga responded to the message, refuting its claims and defending theOriental Orthodoxy Position.

Persecution

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During the papacy of Pope John XVIII, theCopts were persecuted by theOttoman rulers. TheJizya was increased to unprecedented amounts of money, and those who could not pay it had to convert toIslam or be executed. The commander of the Ottoman army stationed inEgypt seized the treasury of the Patriarchate and confiscated all its funds. Pope John XVIII had to go into hiding for some time.

Ibrahim El-Gohary

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Pope John XVIII was a good friend of the famousCoptic laymanIbrahim El-Gohary. Together, they worked on restoring monasteries and churches. They also prepared the Holy Myron.

Pope John XVIII departed on2 Paoni, 1512 A.M. (7 June 1796 AD) He remained on the papal Throne ofSaint Mark for 26 years, 7 months, and 16 days. He was buried in the tombs of the Patriarchs atSaint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo. The papal Throne remained vacant after his departure for 3 months and 26 days.

References

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^Meinardus, Otto F.A. (1999).Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity.American University in Cairo Press. pp. 273–279.ISBN 9774247574.
^Atiya, Aziz S., ed. (1991)."John XVIII".The Coptic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. Provided byClaremont Graduate University.New York City:Macmillan Publishers.

Oriental Orthodox titles
Preceded by Mark VII	Coptic Pope 1769–1796	Succeeded by Mark VIII

v t e Patriarchs of Alexandria
Patriarchs prior to the Chalcedonian schism (43–451)	Mark I the Evangelist (founder) Anianus Avilius Kedronos Primus Justus Eumenius Markianos* Celadion Agrippinus Julian Demetrius I Heraclas Dionysius Maximus Theonas Peter I Achillas Alexander I Athanasius I Peter II Timothy I Theophilus I Cyril I Dioscorus I
Coptic Orthodox Popes and Patriarchs (451–present)	Timothy II Peter III Athanasius II John I John II Dioscorus II Timothy III Theodosius I Peter IV Damian Anastasius Andronicus Benjamin I Agathon John III Isaac Simeon I Alexander II Cosmas I Theodore I Michael I Mina I John IV Mark II James Simeon II Joseph I Michael II Cosmas II Shenouda I Michael III Gabriel I Cosmas III Macarius I Theophilus II Mina II Abraham Philotheos Zacharias Shenouda II Christodoulos Cyril II Michael IV Macarius II Gabriel II Michael V John V Mark III John VI Cyril III Athanasius III John VII Gabriel III John VII Theodosius III John VIII John IX Benjamin II Peter V Mark IV John X Gabriel IV Matthew I Gabriel V John XI Matthew II Gabriel VI Michael VI John XII John XIII Gabriel VII John XIV Gabriel VIII Mark V John XV Matthew III Mark VI Matthew IV John XVI Peter VI John XVII Mark VII John XVIII Mark VIII Peter VII Cyril IV Demetrius II Cyril V John XIX Macarius III Joseph II Cyril VI Shenouda III Tawadros II (current)
Greek Orthodox Popes and Patriarchs (451–present)	Proterius Timothy II Timothy III John I Peter III Athanasius II John II John III Dioscorus II Timothy IV Theodosius I Gaianus Paul Zoilus Apollinarius John IV Eulogius Theodore I John V George I Cyrus Peter IV Peter V Peter VI Cosmas I Politianus Eustatius Christopher I Sophronius I Michael I Michael II Christodoulos Eutychius Sophronius II Isaac Job Elias I Arsenius Theophilus II George II Leontius Alexander II John VI Cyril II Sabbas Sophronius III Elias II Eleutherius Mark III* Nicholas I Gregory I Nicholas II Athanasius III Gregory II Gregory III Niphon Mark IV Nicholas III Gregory IV Nicholas IV Athanasius IV Mark V Philotheus Mark VI Gregory V Joachim I Silvester Meletius I Pegas Cyril III Gerasimus I Metrophanes Nicephorus Joannicius Paisius Parthenius I Gerasimus II Samuel Cosmas II Cosmas III Matthew Cyprian Gerasimus III Parthenius II Theophilus III Hierotheus I Artemius Hierotheus II Callinicus Jacob Nicanor Nilus Sophronius IV Photius Meletius II Nicholas V Christopher II Nicholas VI Parthenius III Peter VII Theodore II (current)
Latin Catholic (1276–1954)	Atanasio (Athanasius) Egidio da Ferrara (Giles) ?Humbert II, Dauphin of Vienne Juan (John) Guillaume de Chanac Arnaud Bernard du Pouget (Arnaldo Bernardi) uncanonicalJean de Cardaillac Pietro Amely di Brunac ?Johannes Walteri von Sinten uncanonicalSimon of Cramaud Pietro Amely di Brunac Leonardo Dolfin Ugo Roberti Pietro Amaury di Lordat Lancelotus de Navarra Giovanni Contarini Pietro Vitalis di Mauléon Giovanni Vitelleschi Marco Condulmer Jean d'Harcourt Arnaldo Rogerii de Palas Pedro de Urrea Pedro González de Mendoza Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo Bernardino Carafa Cesare Riario Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora Ottaviano Maria Sforza Julius Gonzaga Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte Jacques Cortès Tommaso Alessandro Riario Enrico Caetani Giovanni Battista Albani Camillo Caetani Séraphin Olivier-Razali Alessandro di Sangro Honoratus Caetani Federico Borromeo Allesandro Crescenzi Aloysius Bevilacqua Petrus Draghi Bartoli Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia Carlo Ambrosio Mezzabarba Filippo Carlo Spada Girolamo Crispi Giuseppe Antonio Davanzati Lodovico Agnello Anastasi Francisco Mattei Augustus Foscolo Paolo Angelo Ballerini Domenico Marinangeli Paolo de Huyn Luca Ermenegildo Pasetto
Melkite Catholic (1724–present)	Cyril VI Tanas Athanasius IV Jawhar Maximos II Hakim Theodosius V Dahan Athanasius IV Jawhar Cyril VII Siaj Agapius II Matar Ignatius IV Sarrouf Athanasius V Matar Macarius IV Tawil Ignatius V Qattan Maximos III Mazloum Clement Bahouth Gregory II Youssef-Sayur Peter IV Geraigiry Cyril VIII Geha Demetrius I Qadi Cyril IX Moghabghab Maximos IV Sayegh Maximos V Hakim Gregory III Laham Youssef I Absi
Coptic Catholic (1824–present)	Maximos Jouwed Kyrillos Makarios Stéphanos I Sidarouss Stéphanos II Ghattas Antonios I Naguib Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak
*Markianos is considered Mark II on the Greek side of the subsequent schism, hence this numbering of Mark III. Category Commons

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