Abu Qurqas Eparchy
| Abu Qurqas Eparchy | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Coptic Catholic Church |
| Country | Egypt |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria |
| Diocesan bishop | Bechara Giuda OFM |
| founding | January 7, 2020 |
| rite | Coptic rite |
| Liturgical language | Coptic |
| cathedral | St. Anthony and St. Paul Abu Qurqas |
The Abu Qurqas eparchy is an eparchy of the Coptic Catholic Church united with the Roman Catholic Church, with its seat in Abu Qurqas in Egypt .
The Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak , established the eparchy on January 7, 2020 in agreement with the synod and after consulting the Holy See from ceding territories of the Minya eparchy . The Synod elected Bechara Giuda OFM as the first bishop of the eparchy .
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Abu Qurqas Eparchy on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Eparchy Abu Qurqas on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione dell'Eparchia di Abu Qurqas (Egitto) ed elezione del primo Vescovo di dell'Eparchia Abu Qurqas. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 7, 2020, accessed January 7, 2020 (Italian).