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Eparchy of Alexandria, Egypt 🇪🇬 (Coptic Rite)

History

  • 1741: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria / Alexandrin(us) Coptorum (Latin)
  • 1895.11.26: Promoted as Diocese of Alexandria / Alexandrin(us) Coptorum (Latin) (lost territory to establish Diocese of Luqsor and Diocese of Minya and became suffragan of Alexandria)
  • 1982.12.17: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ismayliah
  • 2003.03.21: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Guizeh

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Alexandria (Coptic Rite)

Bishop Cyrillus Macaire (later Patriarch)
(1895.03.18 – 1899.06.19)

Born:1867.02.19 (Egypt)
Ordained Priest:1891
Consecrated Bishop:1895.04.17
Died:1921.05.18 († 54)

Titular Bishop of Cæsarea Paneas (1895.03.15 – 1899.06.19)

Bishop of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1895.03.18 – 1899.06.19)

Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1899.06.19 – 1908.05.18)

Vicars Apostolic of Alexandria (Coptic Rite)

Fr. Antoun Kabes
(1892.12 – 1895)

Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1892.12 – 1895)

Fr. Simon Barraia
(1889.08 – 1892.12)

Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1889.08 – 1892.12)

Fr. Antoun Nabad
(1887 – 1889)

Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1887 – 1889)

Bishop Abraham Agabio Bsciai
(1866.02.27 – 1878)

Born:1831.04.15 (Egypt)
Ordained Priest:1856.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:1866.04.15
Died:1887.02.20 († 55)

Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1866.02.27 – 1878)

Titular Bishop of Cariopolis (1866.02.27 – 1887.02.20)

Bishop Athanase Khouzan
(1855.10.02 – 1864.02.17)

Ordained Priest:1836.10.23
Consecrated Bishop:1855.12.23
Died:1864.02.17

Titular Bishop of Maronia (1855.10.02 – 1864.02.17)

Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1855.10.02 – 1864.02.17)

Bishop Théodore Abou-Karim
(1832.06.22 – 1855.09.28)

Consecrated Bishop:1836.07.24
Died:1855.09.28

Titular Bishop of Alia (1832.06.22 – 1855.09.28)

Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1832.06.22 – 1855.09.28)

Patriarch Maximus Givaid
(1824.08.15 – 1831.08.30)

Born:1778.04.02
Ordained Priest:1806
Consecrated Bishop:1825.11.13
Died:1831.08.30 († 53)

Titular Bishop of Uthina (1824.03.09 – 1824.08.15)

Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (1824.08.15 – 1831.08.30)

Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1824.08.15 – 1831.08.30)

Fr. Mathieu Righet
(1788.04.21 – 1822)

Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1788.04.21 – 1822)

Titular Bishop of Utica (1815.03.20 – 1822 not possessed)

Bishop Jean Farargi
(1781 – 1788)

Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1781 – 1788)

Bishop Athanasios
(1741 – 1744)

Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1741 – 1744)

Former Prelates

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Population: 45,550 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 44 parishes

Personnel: 45 priests (diocesan), 2 deacons, 205 religious (43 brothers, 162 sisters)