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The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria (or Iskanderiya) is a
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(
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diocese) of the
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''sui iuris'' (
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), in the Patriarch's own '
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of Cilicia' (actually based in
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), covering
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and
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. Its
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is the Annunciation Cathedral is in Cairo and not in Alexandria as the title of the eparchy states.


History

Established in 1885 as Eparchy (Diocese) of Iskanderiya / Alexandria, on territory separated for the particular church ''sui iuris'' from the Latin Catholic
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 ...
.


Episcopal ordinaries

;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Alexandria (Iskanderiya) (of the Armenians)'' * Boghos Sabbaghian (1901.08.28 – 1904.08.04), later Patriarch of
Cilicia of the Armenians The Patriarchate of Cilicia () is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the only patriarchate of the Armenian Catholic Church of the Catholic Church. The territorial jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Cilicia is the Archeparchy of Beirut, over which t ...
(Lebanon) ( 904.08.041904.11.14 – death 1910) * Pietro Kojunian (1907.02.26 – retired 1911.03.17); emeritate as
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 Chalcedon of the Armenians (1911.03.17 – 1937.12.13) * Giovanni Couzian,
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(I.C.P.B.) (1911.08.27 – death 1933.05.06) *''
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'' Jacques Nessimian (1933.08.05 – death 1960.07.02), previously Archeparch (
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) of
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(Turkey) ( 928.06.291928.07.01 – 1933.08.05) *
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(1960.07.02 – retired 1989.03.09), succeeding as former Titular Bishop of
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(1958.12.12 – 1960.07.02) &
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of Alexandria (1958.12.12 – 1960.07.02) * Boutros Taza Tarmouni (1989.08.21 – 1999.10.07), later Patriarch of
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(Lebanon) ( 999.10.071999.10.13 – 2015.06.25), President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church (1999.10.13 – 2015.06.25) * Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa (2004.01.07 – ...), also
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of
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(Jordan) (2015.11.25 – 2019.05.10)


List of Churches

List of Armenian Catholic churches in Egypt * Annunciation Cathedral, Cairo * Church of the Resurrection in the cemetery, Cairo * Saint Teresa Church, Heliopolis * Church of the Immaculate Conception, Alexandria


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 ...
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Egypt The Catholic Church in Egypt is presently composed of an exempt Latin missionary jurisdiction and 14 Eastern Catholic (arch)eparchies (mainly the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate's province), but also yielded over 90 titular sees. Current dioceses ...
* List of cathedrals in Egypt


References


External links


GCatholic with titular incumbent biography links
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