Maronite_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Cairo

Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo

Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo

Eastern Catholic eparchy in Egypt


Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo of the Maronites (in Latin: Eparchy Cahirensis Maronitarum) is a seat of the Maronite Church suffragan of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. It is currently ruled by eparch Georges Chihane.

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Territory and statistics

The eparchy extends to all the faithful of the Maronites in Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan. Its eparchial seat is the city of Cairo, where the cathedral of St. Joseph[1] is located.

The eparchy at the end of 2013 had 5,000[citation needed] members and is divided into seven parishes.

History

The patriarchal vicariate to Maronites in Egypt was built in 1904. It was raised to the dignity of eparchy on 22 June 1946 with the Papal bull Inter praecipuas[2] of Pope Pius XII.

Bishops

List of Churches

List of Maronite Churches in Egypt[3]

  • Saint Joseph Cathedral in Cairo

See also

Sources

  • Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3

References

  1. "كنيسة الموارنة". الكنيسة الكاثوليكية بمصر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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