Coptic Catholic Church
Latin Ecclesia Catholica Coptorum | ||
Basic data | ||
Jurisdiction status | Patriarchal Church | |
rite | Coptic rite | |
Liturgical language | Coptic | |
calendar | Gregorian calendar (main festivals partly with Coptic Orthodox Church ) | |
Establishment date | 1741 | |
Seat | Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria ( Cairo ) | |
Hierarch | Patriarch of Alexandria and the Copt Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak | |
statistics | ||
Jurisdictions | 8th | |
Believers | 166,000 | |
Bishops | 9 | |
Parishes | 161 | |
Diocesan priest | 189 | |
Religious priest | 66 | |
Permanent deacons | 2 | |
Friars | 114 | |
Religious sisters | 410 | |
Stand 2013 |
The Coptic Catholic Church is the Roman Catholic rite church of the Coptic Rite with around 166,000 believers in Egypt and a small diaspora . As the Catholic Eastern Church, it is the counterpart of the much larger ancient Oriental Coptic Church, united with the Roman Pope . Head is the Patriarch of Alexandria and the Copts based in Cairo , currently Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak .
The Coptic Catholic Cathedral of Cairo Our Lady of Egypt is located in the modern Nasr City (Mohamed Deab Street) district.
history
During the unification efforts of the Council of Florence on February 4, 1442, the Roman Catholic Church and the Coptic Church also concluded a treaty of union ( Cantate Domino ), which initially had no consequences. It was not until 1741 that the Coptic Bishop of Jerusalem Amba Athanasius and around 2,000 believers allied with Rome under Pope Benedict XIV.
After an unsuccessful attempt in 1824 under Pope Leo XII. became the Alexandrian Patriarchate of the Coptic Catholic Church by Leo XIII. Rebuilt in 1895. It remained dependent on support from Rome and the West. Georges Macaire (1866–1921) became the first patriarch in 1899 under the name of Kyrillos II [ sic! ], but had to resign in 1908. Due to internal church problems, the patriarch's chair remained vacant between 1908 and 1927. After another probationary period of 20 years, the patriarchate was finally established from 1947. As a sign of unity with the Roman Pope, the Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria are also cardinals and thus entitled to vote as pope . For example, the former Patriarch Antonios Cardinal Naguib, who resigned for health reasons, was in the conclave of the 2013 papal election, while his successor was enthroned at the same time.
An ecumenical meeting took place when Pope John Paul II visited Egypt in 2000. At the enthronement of the new Patriarch on March 12, 2013, Patriarch Ibrahim embraced the Coptic Pope Tawadros II.
Dioceses
The Coptic Catholic Church currently has the following dioceses:
- Alexandria Eparchy
- Eparchy of Giza
- Luxor Eparchy
- Eparchy Minya
- Eparchy Assiut
- Eparchy Sohag
- Eparchy Ismayliah
literature
- Angelo Colombo: Le origini della gerarchia della chiesa copta cattolica nel secolo XVIII. Pont. Inst. Studiorum Orientalium, Roma 1953.
- Angelo Colombo: La nascita della Chiesa Copto-Cattolica nella prima metà del 1700. Pont. Inst. Studiorum Orientalium, Roma 1996, ISBN 88-7210-304-5 .
- MP Martin: Les Coptes catholiques 1880/1920. In: Proche-Orient Chrétien. 40: 33-55 (1990).
- M. Mariantoni: La chiesa copta cattolica al Concilio Ecumenico Vaticano II. In: Studi e Ricerche sull'Oriente Cristiano. 11: 33-50 (1988).
- Harald Suermann: The Coptic Catholic Church - Brief history of a small church . In: Christians in Egypt . Edited by Heike Behlmer - Martin Tamcke. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2015, pp. 141–154.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Eastern Catholic Churches 2013. Catholic Near East Welfare Association, accessed February 9, 2015 .
- ^ A b c Heinzgerd Brakman: Coptic Catholic Church . In: Wolfgang Thönissen (Hrsg.): Lexicon of ecumenism and denominational studies . On behalf of the Johann Adam Möhler Institute for Ecumenism. Herder. Freiburg in Breisgau. 2007. ISBN 978-3-451-29500-3 . Pp. 729-730.
Web links
- Information page (French)
- The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church Of Egypt (Engl.)
- Entry on Coptic Catholic Church on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry on Coptic Catholic Church at Pro Oriente