Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria
Current seats
Current seats
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* [Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral](/wiki/Saint_Mark%27s_Coptic_Orthodox_Cathedral "Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral") (Cairo) 1968–present
* [Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria)](/wiki/Saint_Mark%27s_Coptic_Orthodox_Cathedral_%28Alexandria%29 "Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria)")  AD 60–present

The current seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria is in both [Alexandria](/wiki/Alexandria "Alexandria") and [Cairo](/wiki/Cairo "Cairo"), in the compound holding the patriarchal palace, [Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral](/wiki/Saint_Mark%27s_Coptic_Orthodox_Cathedral "Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral") (known as St. Mark's Cathedral) and other patriarchal Institutions in both Alexandria and Cairo. 

There is also a major patriarchal compound within the outer walls of the [Monastery of Saint Pishoy](/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_Pishoy "Monastery of Saint Pishoy") in the Scetes of the [Nitrian Desert](/wiki/Nitrian_Desert "Nitrian Desert") of Egypt (Wadi El Natrun). It is used when the Pope is in a spiritual retreat or when hosting major ecclesiastical conventions within the [Oriental Orthodox Church](/wiki/Oriental_Orthodox_Church "Oriental Orthodox Church") communion or with the [Eastern Orthodox Church](/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church "Eastern Orthodox Church") or the [Roman Catholic Church](/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church "Roman Catholic Church").


Where are the patriarchal palace and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral located?