Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo
Eparchy of Cairo (Maronite) Eparchy Cahirensis Maronitarum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Headquarters | Lebanon |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 5,000[citation needed] |
| Parishes | 7 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Catholic Churches |
| Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
| Established | 22 June 1946 (77 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Saint Joseph Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
| Eparch | Georges Chihane |
| Website | |
| http://www.maronite-egypt.com/ | |
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.
Territory and statistics[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Pietro Dib (July 30, 1946 - November 4, 1965 deceased)
- Joseph Merhi, CML (August 24, 1972 - June 5, 1989 withdrawn)
- Joseph Dergham (June 5, 1989 - September 18, 2005 withdrawn)
- François Eid, OMM (September 24, 2005 - June 16, 2012 appointed patriarchal procurator to the Holy See)
- Georges Chihane, from 16 June 2012
List of Churches[edit]
List of Maronite Churches in Egypt[3]
- Saint Joseph Cathedral in Cairo
- Saint Maron Parish - Heliopolis
- George's Parish - Shubra
- Saint Therese Parish - Alexandria
- Saint Therese Church - Ismailia
- Saint Therese Church - Port Said
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
References[edit]
- ^ "Cathédrale Maronite de Saint-Joseph, Cairo, Egypt (Maronite)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ Vatican.va
- ^ "كنيسة الموارنة". الكنيسة الكاثوليكية بمصر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
External links[edit]
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlcma.html
- http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cair1.htm
