Eparchy Ismayliah
| Eparchy Ismayliah | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Coptic Catholic Church |
| Country | Egypt |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria |
| Diocesan bishop | Daniel Lotfy Khella |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Makarios Tewfik |
| Parishes | 15 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 8,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 13 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 471 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Friars | 6 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 60 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Coptic rite |
| Liturgical language | Coptic |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mark |
The Eparchy Ismayliah ( Latin Eparchia Ismailiensis ) is an eparchy of the Coptic Catholic Church uniate with the Roman Catholic Church , based in Ismailia in Egypt .
history
The Coptic Patriarchate founded the Eparchy on December 17, 1982 from cessions of territory to the Alexandria Eparchy .
Bishops of Ismayliah
- Athanasios Abadir (December 17, 1982 - May 25, 1992)
- Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir (November 23, 1992 - June 23, 1994, then Bishop of Luxor )
- Makarios Tewfik (June 23, 1994 - June 29, 2019)
- Daniel Lotfy Khella (since June 29, 2019)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1990 | 5,000 | ? | ? | 6th | 6th | 833 | 7th | 9 | |||
| 1999 | 6,500 | ? | ? | 7th | 6th | 1 | 928 | 1 | 59 | 13 | |
| 2000 | 6,500 | ? | ? | 7th | 6th | 1 | 928 | 1 | 63 | 13 | |
| 2001 | 6,500 | ? | ? | 9 | 6th | 3 | 722 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 13 |
| 2002 | 6,500 | ? | ? | 9 | 7th | 2 | 722 | 1 | 4th | 62 | 12 |
| 2003 | 6,700 | ? | ? | 10 | 8th | 2 | 670 | 3 | 62 | 14th | |
| 2004 | 6,700 | ? | ? | 10 | 8th | 2 | 670 | 3 | 65 | 14th | |
| 2006 | 7,000 | ? | ? | 12 | 9 | 3 | 583 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 14th |
| 2009 | 7,700 | ? | ? | 15th | 11 | 4th | 513 | 2 | 4th | 61 | 15th |
See also
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy Ismayliah on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry via the eparchy Ismayliah on Giga-Catholic (English)