Eparchy Assiut
Eparchy Assiut | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Coptic Catholic Church |
Country | Egypt |
Metropolitan bishopric | Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria |
Diocesan bishop | Kyrillos Kamal William Samaan OFM |
Parishes | 39 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
Residents | 1,850,000 ( 1970 ) |
Catholics | 50,000 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
proportion of | 2.9% |
Diocesan priest | 47 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
Religious priest | 6 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
Catholics per priest | 943 |
Friars | 6 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
Religious sisters | 60 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
rite | Coptic rite |
Liturgical language | Coptic |
cathedral | Cathedral of the Mother of Divine Love |
The eparchy Assiut ( lat. : Eparchia Lycopolitana ) is in Egypt located eparchy of the Coptic Catholic Church , based in Asyut .
history
The Assiut eparchy was founded on August 10, 1947 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Ex Petri Cathedra from cessions of territory of the Luxor Eparchy .
Bishops of the Assiut Eparchy
- Alexandros Scandar , 1947–1964
- Youhanna Nueir, OFM , 1965-1990
- Kyrillos Kamal William Samaan OFM, since 1990
statistics
year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
1948 | 17,065 | 2,574,585 | 0.7 | 54 | 37 | 17th | 316 | 14th | 12 | ||
1959 | 19,910 | 1,605,000 | 1.2 | 24 | 21st | 3 | 829 | 6th | 69 | 28 | |
1970 | ? | 1,850,000 | ? | 40 | 33 | 7th | ? | 8th | 45 | 32 | |
1980 | 34,700 | ? | ? | 39 | 35 | 4th | 889 | 4th | 61 | 46 | |
1990 | 30,000 | ? | ? | 44 | 37 | 7th | 681 | 23 | 53 | 41 | |
1999 | 35,000 | ? | ? | 56 | 51 | 5 | 625 | 6th | 52 | 41 | |
2000 | 35,500 | ? | ? | 53 | 48 | 5 | 669 | 6th | 55 | 41 | |
2001 | 45,000 | ? | ? | 57 | 51 | 6th | 789 | 7th | 55 | 41 | |
2002 | 45,000 | ? | ? | 56 | 51 | 5 | 803 | 10 | 7th | 56 | 41 |
2003 | 45,000 | ? | ? | 56 | 51 | 5 | 803 | 5 | 53 | 41 | |
2004 | 45,000 | ? | ? | 57 | 52 | 5 | 789 | 5 | 59 | 41 | |
2006 | 50,000 | ? | ? | 54 | 49 | 5 | 925 | 5 | 60 | 41 | |
2009 | 50,000 | ? | ? | 58 | 53 | 5 | 862 | 5 | 65 | 39 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy Assiut on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)