Roman Catholic Church in Egypt

The Roman Catholic Church in Egypt is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church . The Catholics are a small minority in the country, which is over 90% Muslim .

overview

The Latin Church in Egypt ( Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria ) has only about 30,000 members, mostly of foreign origin. In addition, however, several churches united with Rome are active in Egypt. By far the most important is the Coptic Catholic Church with around 250,000 members in 8 dioceses (Alexandria, Gizeh, Luxor, Minya, Assiut, Sohag, Ismayliah, Abu Qurqas). The Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Archdiocese of Alexandria) has around 35,000 members (estimate; the last own statement is from 1970: 11,000 believers). There is also the Maronite Church ( Eparchat of Cairo ) with 5000 believers, the Syrian Catholic Church (Eparchat of Cairo) with 1700 believers, the Armenian Catholic Church (Eparchat of Alexandria) with 1300 believers and the Chaldean Catholic Church ( Eparchat from Cairo ) with 500 believers.

The Holy See has diplomatic relations with Egypt. Apostolic Nuncio has been Archbishop Nicolas Thevenin since November 2019 .

Dioceses

Latin Church

• Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria in Egypt

Coptic Catholic Church

• Alexandria Eparchy
• Eparchy Assiut
• Eparchy of Giza
• Eparchy Ismayliah
• Luxor Eparchy
• Eparchy Minya
• Abu Qurqas Eparchy
• Eparchy Sohag

Armenian Catholic Church

• Eparchy Iskanderiya .

Chaldean Catholic Church

• Cairo eparchy .

Melkite Greek Catholic Church

• Alexandria Eparchy .

Syrian Catholic Church

• Cairo eparchy .

Syrian-Maronite Church of Antioch

• Cairo eparchy .

See also

• Particular church
• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

Web links

• Overview cath. Church in Egypt (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on Alexandria {Alessandria} (eparchy) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
2. ^ Current Dioceses in Egypt . Catholic-Hierarchy, accessed November 25, 2015
3. ↑ Entry on Apostolic Vicariate Alexandria on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
4. ^ Entry on the Alexandria Eparchy on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
5. ^ Entry on Eparchy Assiut on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
6. ↑ Entry on Eparchy Gizeh on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
7. ^ Entry on Eparchie Ismayliah on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
8. ^ Entry on Eparchy Luxor on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
9. ↑ Entry on Eparchie Minya on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
10. ↑ Entry on Eparchie Sohag on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
11. ↑ Entry on Eparchie Iskanderiya on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
12. ↑ Entry on the Cairo eparchy of the Chaldeans on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
13. ↑ Entry on Archdiocese of Alexandria on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
14. ^ Entry on the Cairo eparchy of the Syrians on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.
15. ↑ Entry on the Cairo Eparchy of the Maronites on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2015.