Dionysius served as The Patriarch of Alexandria is the bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has held the title of Pope, and did so before it was bestowed upon the Pope of Rome. Bestowing the title on Romes patriarch did not strip it from Alexandrias. There are currently three claimants... Patriarch of Alexandria (head of the church that became the Christ - Coptic Art Coptic Orthodox Christianity is the indigenous form of Christianity that, according to tradition, the apostle Mark established in Egypt in the middle of the 1st century AD (approximately AD 60). The Coptic Orthodox Church is the national church of Egypt. It is one of the Oriental Orthodox... Coptic Church and the The Orthodox Church of Alexandria is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches. Its head bishop is the Patriarch and Pope of Alexandria and All Africa, who, like the Coptic Pope and the Roman Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, claims to have succeeded the Apostle Mark the Evangelist in the office... Orthodox Church of Alexandria) between Events Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage. Origen writes an eight-volume work against the pagan writer Celsus. The Roman empire celebrates the 1000th anniversary of the city of Rome with spectacular games organized by Philip the Arab Births Flavia Iulia Helena, later Augusta of the Roman Empire.(approximate date) Deaths... 248 and Events Sun Hao succeeds Sun Xiu as ruler of the Chinese kingdom of Wu Births Deaths Categories: 264 ... 264.