Papacy began 1189 Name Pope VI Papacy ended 1216 Died 1216, Egypt | Predecessor Mark III Nationality Egyptian Term ended 1216 | |
Buried Church of the Holy Virgin (Babylon El-Darag) Denomination Coptic Orthodox Christian Successor Pope Cyril III of Alexandria People also search for Pope John VII of Alexandria | ||
Place of burial Church of the Holy Virgin | ||
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Pope John VI of Alexandria, 74th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
In 1210, his envoys reached the city of Lalibela in Ethiopia, where they met Emperor Gebre Mesqel Lalibela.
He was the last Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria to consecrate a bishop for Western Pentapolis as the people converted to Islam under the rule of the Arabs.
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