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- The Coptic Catholic Church sui juris comprises a single ecclesiastical province, covering Egypt alone. The Patriarch is the sole Metropolitan Archbishop, retaining the ancient title Alexandria but his actual seat is in Egypt's modern capital Cairo.
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Mar 31, 2023 · The Synod of Bishops of the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria has elected two new heirarchs. The Reverend Thomas Esam William Bolos Faragalla will be consecrated bishop of the eparchy of Al Qusia, while the Rev.d Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh will become bishop of Assiut.
The Coptic Catholic Church sui juris comprises a single ecclesiastical province, covering Egypt alone. The Patriarch is the sole Metropolitan Archbishop, retaining the ancient title Alexandria but his actual seat is in Egypt's modern capital Cairo.
- 166 (2016)
- Congregation for the Oriental Churches
- 187,320 (2017)
The Coptic Catholic Church is the most numerous of the local Catholic communities (200,000 faithful) and is organized into the Patriarchal Diocese, which includes Cairo, Alexandria, the Delta region and the South, and five other Dioceses: Minya, Lycopolis (Assiut), Sohag, Thebes-Luxor and Ismayliah.
Apr 26, 2017 · The Catholic Church begins each new year with the Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God, a title confirmed at the First Council of Ephesus in 431. Pope Francis, who turned 85 last month,...
Feb 10, 2011 · In Egypt, where only a small percentage of the population is Catholic, CNEWA helps churches build community centers and clinics; educates priests and sisters; cares for orphaned or impoverished...
Other particular churches of the worldwide Catholic Church with members in Egypt include the Melkites, Maronites, Syriac Catholics, Armenian Catholics, and Chaldean Catholics. Most Latin Church Catholics in Egypt are expatriates. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa is the presence of Eastern Orthodoxy in Egypt.
Apr 27, 2017 · Today, there are various Catholic Christian denominations in Egypt, among them the Coptic Catholic Church, the Armenian Church, the Greek Catholic Church, the Latin Catholics, including the Franciscans, the Maronites, the Assyrian Church and the Chaledean Church.
