Cairo Eparchy (Maronites)
| Cairo Eparchy (Maronites) | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Egypt , Sudan , South Sudan |
| Diocesan bishop | Georges Chihane |
| Parishes | 7 (2010) |
| Residents | 10,613 ( 1969 ) |
| Catholics | 5,430 (2009) |
| proportion of | 50.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 (2009) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,810 |
| Friars | 3 (2009) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
The Cairo eparchy in Egypt ( lat. Eparchia Cahirensis Maronitarum ) is an eparchy of the Maronite Church founded in 1946 .
Bishops
- Pietro Dib , 1946-1965
- Joseph Merhi CML , 1972-1989
- Joseph Dergham , 1989-2005
- François Eid OMM , 2005–2012, then Procurator of the Maronite Patriarch to the Holy See
- Georges Chihane , since 2012