Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Cairo
Eparchy of Cairo | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syriac Catholic Church |
| Rite | West Syriac Rite |
| Established | 3 December 1965 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Ignatius Joseph III Yonan |
| Eparch | Élie Joseph Warde |
The Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Cairo (informally Cairo of the Syriacs) is a
Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, though not part of his or any other ecclesiastical province
.
Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in the episcopal see of Cairo.
History
The Eparchy of Cairo was established on 3 December 1965 on territory previously without a Syriac Catholic ordinary or territory.
Ordinaries
- Eparchs (Bishops) of Cairo
- Basile Pierre Habra (1963.07.06 – retired 1965.12.03), previously Batnæ of the Syriacs(1963.05.01 – 1963.07.06)
- Cardinal-Patriarch(2001.02.21 – 2012.04.07)
- Clément-Joseph Hannouche (1995.06.24 – 2020.04.09), also Protosyncellus of Sudan and South Sudan (1997 – 2020.04.09)
- Bishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan, Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo, Egypt (15 April, 2020 - Present), Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Patriarchal Administrator of Sudan and South Sudan.
List of Churches
There are three churches in Cairo and Alexandria[1]
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Cairo
- St. Catherine's Church - Heliopolis
- Church of the Heart of Jesus - Alexandria
See also
- Dioceses of the Syriac Catholic Church
- List of cathedrals in Egypt
- Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Dependency of Sudan and South Sudan
- Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem
Source and External links
References
- ^ "كنيسة السريان". الكنيسة الكاثوليكية بمصر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
