The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo (, ) is an
eparchy
Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administra ...
of the
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites, particular church (''sui iuris'') in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church, and is ...
located in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...
in Egypt.
History
* April 23, 1980: Established as Diocese of Cairo
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**
Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Cairo
Leadership
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Cairo (Chaldean rite)
** Bishop
Ephrem Bédé, April 23, 1980 - January 18, 1984
** Bishop
Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf, February 6, 1984 - December 31, 2009
**Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo, Fr. Paulus Sati, August,29, 2018 - present
See also
*
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Egypt
*
List of cathedrals in Egypt
References
GCatholic.org
Chaldean Catholic dioceses
Eastern Catholicism in Egypt
Christianity in Cairo
Christian organizations established in 1980
Levantine-Egyptians
Iraqi diaspora in the Middle East
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