Cairo Eparchy (Syrians)
| Cairo Eparchy (Syrians) | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syrian Catholic Church |
| Country | Egypt , Sudan , South Sudan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Diocesan administrator | Camil Afram Antoine Semaan (Patriarchal Administrator) |
| surface | 1,001,449 km² |
| Parishes | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 83,082,869 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,560 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 520 |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language |
Arabic Syriac |
| cathedral | Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary |
| address | 46 Rue Hence, 11271 Le Caire |
The Eparchy of Cairo ( lat. : Eparchia Cahirensis Syrorum ) is in Egypt located eparchy of the Syrian Catholic Church , based in Cairo .
The Cairo eparchy was founded on December 3, 1965 by Pope Paul VI. built. His cathedral church "Our Lady of the Rosary" is located in the district of el-Wollen (el-Zaher) of Cairo and is the oldest of the three Syrian churches in Egypt.
Bishops of Cairo
- Jules-Basile Kandelaft (October 24, 1902 - January 1, 1914, died)
- Basile Pierre Charles Habra (December 3, 1965 - August 16, 1977, died)
- Basile Moussa Daoud (July 2, 1977 - July 1, 1994, then Archbishop of Homs - Hama - Nabk )
- Clément-Joseph Hannouche (June 24, 1995 - April 9, 2020)
- Sedis vacancy (since April 9, 2020)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Cairo eparchy on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on April 10, 2020.
- Entry on Cairo Eparchy on gcatholic.org (English)