His Eminence Basil IV | |
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| Metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), and Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East; Abbot of the Monasteries of Saint Anthony, and Saint George, Jerusalem. | |
| Native name | الأنبا باسيليوس |
| Church | Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Archdiocese | Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Jerusalem |
| Metropolis | Jerusalem |
| Predecessor | James II |
| Successor | Abraham II |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 7 June 1959 by Pope Cyril VI |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1923 |
| Died | 13 October 1991 (aged 67) Wadi al-Seer, Amman, Jordan |
| Buried | Monastery of Saint Anthony, Red Sea Wilderness |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Education | Diploma in Theology, M.S. in Theology, PhD in Church History |
| Alma mater | Coptic Theological and Clerical College, Higher Institute of Coptic Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Basil IV, (Arabic: الأنبا باسيليوس, Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ), was the 20th Metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), and Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East, from 1959, until his death in 1991.[1]