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Theophilus (Greek: Θεόφιλος) was the 23rd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Seat of Saint Mark. He became pope at a time of conflict between the newly dominant Christians and the pagan establishment in Alexandria , each of which was supported by a segment of the Alexandrian populace.
Theophilus of Antioch (Greek: Θεόφιλος ὁ Ἀντιοχεύς) was Patriarch of Antioch [1] from 169 until 183. He succeeded Eros of Antioch c. 169, and was succeeded by Maximus I c. 183, according to Henry Fynes Clinton , [ 2 ] but these dates are only approximations.
Theophilus of Alexandria may refer to: Theophilus I of Alexandria, ruled in 385–412; Theophilus II (Coptic patriarch of Alexandria), ruled in 952–956; Theophilus II (Greek patriarch of Alexandria), ruled in 1010–1020; Theophilus III of Alexandria, Greek patriarch in 1805–1825
Theophilus, the bishop involved in the destruction of the Serapeum, tolerated Hypatia's school and even encouraged two of her students to become bishops in territory under his authority. [123] Hypatia was extremely popular with the people of Alexandria [ 124 ] and exerted profound political influence. [ 124 ]
The Patriarch of Alexandria (also known as the Bishop of Alexandria or Pope of Alexandria) is the highest-ranking bishop of Egypt. The Patriarchs trace back their lineage to Mark the Evangelist . Following the Council of Chalcedon in 451, a schism occurred in Egypt, between those who accepted and those who rejected the decisions of the council.
Robert William Marshall, Jr. (born June 17, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana since 2020.
Theophilus arrived at Constantinople with twenty-nine of his suffragan bishops, and conferring with those opposed to the Archbishop, drafted a long list of largely unfounded accusations against Chrysostom, [15] who refused to recognize the legality of a synod in which his open enemies were judges. Chrysostom was subsequently deposed.
The pope appointed Friend as bishop of Shreveport and Reverend John Favalora of New Orleans as bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana. After three years, John Paul II in 1989 named Favalora as bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg. To replace him in Alexandria in Louisiana, the pope selected Reverend Sam Jacobs of the Diocese of Lafayette in ...