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The Catholic Church in Egypt is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population in Egypt, which is a significant minority among (mainly Sunni) Muslims. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the British control of Egypt.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria is a Roman Catholic jurisdiction which serves the Latin Catholics in Egypt. The Catholic Church has a long and storied history in Egypt, dating back to the early days of Christianity. In the first centuries of the Church, Alexandria was a centre of theological study and home to many notable Church Fathers ...
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Coptic Catholic Church has eight suffragan bishops, throughout Egypt, comprising the only Coptic Catholic ecclesiastical province: Abu Qurqas, Alexandria (Patriarch's original home seat), Assiut, Giza, Ismailia, Luxor, Minya and Sohag.
- 166 (2016)
- Congregation for the Oriental Churches
- 187,320 (2017)
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is the next largest Eastern Catholic Church in the region, at 1.5 million members, of which over 700,000 reside in the Middle East, principally in Lebanon and Syria, but also in Jordan, Israel, Egypt and the Sudan, with a small number in Iraq.
Roman Rite (1): Alexandria of Egypt–Heliopolis of Egypt–Port-Said. Armenian Church (1): Iskanderiya. Chaldean Church (1): Cairo. Coptic Church (10): Abu Qurqas, Al Qusia, Alexandria, Alexandria, Assiut, Guizeh, Ismayliah, Luqsor, Minya, Sohag. Greek-Melkite Church (2): Alexandria, Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan. Maronite Church (1): Cairo ...
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt, or in full - of Alexandria of Egypt-Heliopolis-Port Said ( Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Alexandrinus) is a Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate (missionary ordinariate) in Egypt, named after its cathedral see in Alexandria, a port city and former Catholic patriarchate, which serves the Latin Catholi...
Jan 4, 2022 · Jack Zavada. Updated on January 04, 2022. Founded in the first century in Egypt, the Coptic Christian Church shares many beliefs and practices with the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. "Coptic" is derived from a Greek term meaning "Egyptian."
