The Catholic Church in Egypt is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

, which is a significant minority among (mainly Sunni)

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. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the British control of Egypt. However, many returned to Europe after the 1952 Revolution in Egypt, which also caused the overthrow and exile of

King Farouk Farouk I (; ar, فاروق الأول ''Fārūq al-Awwal''; 11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965) was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1 ...

of Egypt. Catholics in Egypt belong to seven distinct ritual

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es ''sui iuris'', the largest being the Coptic Catholic Church, led by its Patriarch of Alexandria. The majority of the Christians in Egypt are members of the

Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي� ...

. The number of Catholics (less than 200,000) in Egypt makes up much less than 1% of the total Egyptian population, which is roughly 100 million people. Many of Egypt's Latin Catholics are of

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or Maltese descent, while Egypt's

Melkite Greek Catholic el, Μελχιτική Ελληνική Καθολική Εκκλησία , image = Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Damascus, Syria.jpg , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = , abbreviatio ...

s and

Maronite Catholic The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic '' sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. The current head of the ...

s are predominantly of Syro-Lebanese descent.

Dioceses

; Alexandrian Rite *

Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria The Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria is the Patriarchal and only Metropolitan see of the head of the Eastern ''sui iuris'' Coptic Catholic Church, a particular Church in the Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See, which fo ...

Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria The Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria is the Patriarchal and only Metropolitan see of the head of the Eastern ''sui iuris'' Coptic Catholic Church, a particular Church in the Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See, which fol ...

* Eparchy of Abu Qirqas *

Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Assiut AsyutAlso spelled ''Assiout'' or ''Assiut'' ( ar, أسيوط ' , from ' ) is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt. It was built close to the ancient city of the same name, which is situated nearby. The modern city is located at , ...

Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Guizeh The Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Giza is an Eastern Catholic diocese in Giza. It is one of the suffragan sees comprising the sole ecclesiastical province (covering all Egypt) of the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, the head of the Coptic Ca ...

Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Ismayliah Ismailia ( ar, الإسماعيلية ', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city has a population of 1,406,699 (or approximately 750,000, includi ...

* Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Luqsor * Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Minya *

Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Sohag The Eparchy of Sohag is an eparchy of the Coptic Catholic Church, centered in the ecclesiastical province of the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria. The Eparchy was erected on 13 September 1981. Hierarches * Bishop Morkos Hakim, O.F.M. ...

; Roman Rite * Latin Catholic

Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt, or in full - of Alexandria of Egypt-Heliopolis-Port Said ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Alexandrinus) is the Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate (missionary ordinariate) in Egypt, named after its ca ...

;

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Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo 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. Territor ...

Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Cairo The Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Cairo (informally Cairo of the Syriacs) is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Egypt. It is immediately exempt to the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, though ...

;

Armenian Rite The Armenian Rite () is an independent liturgy used by both the Armenian Apostolic and Armenian Catholic Churches. Liturgy The liturgy is patterned after the directives of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, first official head and patron sain ...

Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Iskanderiya The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria (or Iskanderiya) is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholicdiocese) of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Armenian Rite in Armenian language), in the Patriarch's own 'ecclesiastical province of Ci ...

(Alexandria) ; Byzantine Rite * Melkite Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan ;

Chaldean Rite The East Syriac Rite or East Syrian Rite, also called the Edessan Rite, Assyrian Rite, Persian Rite, Chaldean Rite, Nestorian Rite, Babylonian Rite or Syro-Oriental Rite, is an Eastern Christian liturgical rite that employs the Divine Litur ...

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo (french: Le Caire, la, Eparchia Cahirensis Chaldaeorum) is an eparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church located in Cairo in Egypt. History * April 23, 1980: Established as Diocese of Cairo Special churches * ...

Cathedrals and Basilicas

* (Conventual) Basilica of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Cairo, Egypt (Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt) * Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima in Cairo, Egypt (Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo) * Cathedral of Christ the King in Minya, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Minya) * Cathedral of Christ the King in Sohag, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Sohag) * Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt in Cairo, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria) * Cathedral of St. Catherine in Alexandria, Egypt (Latin Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt) * Cathedral of St. Mark in Ismaïlia, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Ismayliah) * Cathedral of the Annunciation in Cairo, Egypt (Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Iskanderiya) * Cathedral of the Dormition in Alexandria, Egypt (Greek-Melkite Catholic Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Egypt and Sudan) * Cathedral of the Mother of Divine Love in Assiut, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Assiut) * Cathedral of the Resurrection in Cairo, Egypt (Greek-Melkite Catholic Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Egypt and Sudan) * Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Helipolis in Cairo, Egypt (Latin Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt) * Coptic Cathedral in Giza, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Guizeh) * Coptic Cathedral in Luxor, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Luqsor) * Maronite Cathedral of St. Joseph in Cairo, Egypt (Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo) * Syrian Cathedral of the Holy Rosary in Cairo, Egypt (Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Cairo) GCatholic.org
Cathedrals and Basilicas in Egypt
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References

{{Demographics of Egypt

Dioceses

Cathedrals and Basilicas

See also

References