The Apostolic Vicariate of Port-Said (originally of the Suez Canal) was a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in eastern
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
.
It was exempt, i.e., directly dependent on the Holy See, and not part of any
ecclesiastical province
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.
History
Established on 12 July 1926 as
Apostolic Vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established. The status of apostolic vicariate is often ...
of
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal (; , ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, Indo-Mediterranean, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest ...
(Canal of Suez / Canale di Suez in Curiate Italiano), on territory split off from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt
The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt, or in full - of Alexandria of Egypt-Heliopolis-Port Said () is a Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate (missionary ordinariate) in Egypt, named after its cathedral see in Alexandria, a port city and fo ...
.
Renamed on 1951.01.27 as Apostolic Vicariate of Port-Said, after its see (Porto Said in Italian)
United on 1987.11.30 by merger (remaining as title of) back in its mother, the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt). Its former
cathedral
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see, Notre dame and St. Michael, remains a
Co-cathedral
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.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman Rite
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)
;''Apostolic Vicar of Suez Canal''
*
Victor Colomban Dreyer
Victor Valentin Dreyer (15 February 1866 – 7 May 1944), known in religious life as Colomban Dreyer, was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who worked as a missionary bishop in North Africa and in the diplomatic service of the Holy See as the ...
,
Capuchin Franciscans
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(O.F.M. Cap.) (1927.03.11 – 1928.11.24),
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Orthosia (1923.06.27 – 1928.11.26), previously Apostolic Vicar of
Rabat
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(Morocco) (1923.06.27 – 1927.03.11); later
Apostolic Delegate
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(papal diplomatic envoy) to Indochina (1928.11.24 – retired 1936.11.19),
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Adulis
Adulis (Sabaic, Sabaean: 𐩱 𐩵 𐩡 𐩪, , ) was an ancient city along the Red Sea in the Gulf of Zula, about south of Massawa. Its ruins lie within the modern Eritrean list of cities in Eritrea, city of Zula. It was the emporium (antiquit ...
(1928.11.26 – death 1944.05.07)
;''Apostolic Vicars of Port Said''
* Ange-Marie-Paul Hiral,
Friars Minor
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(O.F.M.) (1929.03.18 – death 1952.01.18), Titular Bishop of
Sululos (1929.03.18 – 1952.01.18)
* René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. (1952.01.18 – 1958.12.21), succeeding as former
Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar
An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established. The status of apostolic vicariate is often ...
of Port-Said (1949.05.26 – 1952.01.18) & Titular Bishop of Dura (1949.05.26 – 1958.12.21); later Bishop of
Digne
Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte ...
(France) (1958.12.21 – retired 1980)
* Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. (1978.04.29 – 1987.11.30), also Titular Bishop of
Ida in Mauretania (1978.04.29 – 2000.08.26), Apostolic Vicar of mother and successor jurisdiction
Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt
The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt, or in full - of Alexandria of Egypt-Heliopolis-Port Said () is a Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate (missionary ordinariate) in Egypt, named after its cathedral see in Alexandria, a port city and fo ...
(Egypt) (1987.11.30 – death 2000.08.26), last Apostolic Vicar of
Heliopolis of Egypt (Egypt) (1978.04.29 – suppression by merger 1987.11.30)
See also
*
Catholic Church in Egypt
The Catholic Church in Egypt is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population in Egypt, which is a significant minority among (mainly Sunni) Muslims. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the Brit ...
References
External links
GCatholic with incumbent bio links
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Apostolic vicariates
Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa
Christian organizations established in 1926
1926 establishments in Egypt