List of patriarchs of Alexandria
Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches de jure: Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches: Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church:The Patriarchs trace back their lineage to Mark the Evangelist.Over the next several decades, these two parties competed on the See of Alexandria and frequently still recognized the same Patriarch.The miaphysites became the Coptic Church (part of Oriental Orthodoxy) and the Chalcedonians became the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria (part of the wider Eastern Orthodox Church).For later Popes and Patriarchs, follow the links at the bottom of this page.