Adel Zaky
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Adel Zaky,
Life
Bishop Adel Zaky was born on 1 December 1947 in Luxor. Brother of Edward, Tharwat, Atef and Magdy Zaky. From 1959 until 1963 he attended the Assiut University where he obtained his bachelor's degree in theological studies.
He entered the
The bishop spoke Arabic but was also fluent in Italian and also knew Latin, English, and French.[2]
On 10 February 2014 the bishop met with representatives of various Christian communities in Our Lady of Heliopolis in Cairo to pray for peace and national stability. Attendees included the Coptic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak as well as representatives from Christian communities such as the Melkites and Lutherans. Zaky said: "at the moment the common prayer of Egyptian Christians takes on a particular character: we are going through a time where severe episodes of violence continues in the country, but also one can see signs of hope on the horizon".[3]
In March 2015 the Franciscan-managed Coptic Church of Kafr el-Dawar was attacked prompting Bishop Zaky to refer to the episode as a link to a series of attacks against infrastructure leading him to believe the objective of attackers was to make the country insecure and also to destabilize it.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Adel Zaki". The Catholic Church Of The Holy Land. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.09.2009" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Africa/Egypt - Bishop Zaki: Christian churches pray together for the future of the Country". Agenzia Fides. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Africa/Egypt - Armed assault against the Franciscan church of Kafr el Dawar". Agenzia Fides. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
