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Coptic Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic church of the Alexandrian rite in Egypt, in communion with Rome since 1741, when Athanasius, a Miaphysite (acknowledging only one nature in the person of Christ) Coptic bishop, became a Roman Catholic.
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.
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Catholics in Egypt belong to seven distinct ritual Particular Churches sui iuris, the largest being the Coptic Catholic Church, led by its Patriarch of Alexandria. The majority of the Christians in Egypt are members of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria .
The Coptic Catholic Church does not have Coptic monasteries. Instead the Church has religious congregations such as the three communities for women: the Sisters of the Sacred Heart , the Coptic Sisters of Jesus and Mary (both based in Egypt ) and the Egyptian Province of the Little Sisters of Jesus .
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- Congregation for the Oriental Churches
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Athanasius (298–373 A.D.) was a bishop of Alexandria (Egypt), in the fourth century. He is revered as a Saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, and recognized as a great leader and doctor of the early church by Protestants.
The Chalcedonian controversy, with Cyril I and Dioscorus I as the two principal personalities on the miaphysitic side, eventually led to the tragic schism that alienated the Church of Egypt from both the Byzantine and Roman Catholic Churches.
Cultural Summary. Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10%. Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes. Ethnic Groups: Egyptian 99.7%, other 0.3%.
