Stéphanos II Ghattas
Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria | |
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| Church | Coptic Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Alexandria |
| See | Alexandria |
| Appointed | 8 June 1986 |
| Term ended | 27 March 2006 |
| Predecessor | Stéphanos I Sidarouss |
| Successor | Antonios I Naguib |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1944 |
| Consecration | 9 June 1967 by Stéphanos I Sidarouss |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop Patriarch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andraos Ghattas 16 January 1920 Cheikh Zein-el-Dine, Girga Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | 20 January 2009 (aged 89) Cairo, Egypt |
| Buried | Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, Cairo |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Denomination | Coptic Catholic Church |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
Stéphanos II Ghattas Cardinal. His canonization process has been initiated.[2]
Biography
Ghattas was born Andraos Ghattas in the village of Cheikh Zein-el-Dine in the Girga Governorate (now part of the
Pontifical Urbaniana University, earning doctorates in both theology and philosophy. He was ordained there on 25 March 1944. He then returned to Egypt where he taught at Coptic seminaries in the country, first at Tahta, then at Tanta.[4]
In 1952 Ghattas entered the
John Paul II granted him the ecclesiastica communio on 23 June 1986.[4]
Conclave of 2005
.
Ghattas retired from the patriarchal office in March 2006, and his successor, Antonios Naguib, was elected on 30 March 2006.[5]
Ghattas died in Cairo, where he had retired, on 20 January 2009, four days after his 89th birthday,[6] and was buried in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt in Cairo.[4]
See also
- List of Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria
Notes
- ^ UCIP: وفاة الكاردينال أسطفانوس الثاني بطريرك الكاثوليك السابق Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
- ^ 2009 Hagiography Circle
- ^ a b "Stéphanos II (Andraos) Cardinal Ghattas, C.M." Catholic Hierarchy.
- ^ a b c d "Cardinal Ghattas". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-04-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/23223.php?index=23223&lang=en[permanent dead link]
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