Catholic Church
in
Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt)
Catholic ChurchinArab Republic of Egypt (Egypt) | |
Also known as: Ägypten (Deutsch), Egipto (español), l’Égypte (français), Egitto (Italiano), Egipt (polski), Egito (Português), 埃及 (正體中文), エジプト (日本語), Ægyptus (latine)
Continents: Western and Northern Africa, Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Cairo
Neighbouring Countries: ← Libya 
, ↗ Israel 
, → Jordan 
, → Saudi Arabia 
, ↓ Sudan 
Roman Rite (1): Alexandria of Egypt–Heliopolis of Egypt–Port-Said
Armenian Church (1): Iskanderiya
Chaldean Church (1): Cairo
Coptic Church (10): Abu Qurqas, Al Qusia, Alexandria, Alexandria, Assiut, Guizeh, Ismayliah, Luqsor, Minya, Sohag
Greek-Melkite Church (2): Alexandria, Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan
Maronite Church (1): Cairo
Syriac Church (1): Cairo
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Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Egypt 
Holy See Representation: League of Arab States (LAS)
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.) 
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Maronite Church 
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
Assembly of Ordinaries: Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient (C.P.C.O.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Cathedrals (19)
Basilicas (2)
Patron Saint: Saint Mark the Evangelist
Saints: 171 Saints, 2 Blesseds
Catholic Population: 342,000 Catholics (0.3% of 102,061,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 244 parishes, 50 mission stations (without resident priest), 23 other centres
Clergy: 21 bishops (11 diocesan, 10 titular), 474 priests (279 diocesan, 195 religious), 10 permanent deacons (7 diocesan, 3 religious)
Non-Clergy: 1,089 religious (55 brothers, 1,034 sisters), 1 member of secular institutes (sister), 74 major seminarians, 45 missionaries, 1,937 catechists
Area: 995,450 km²
Population: 97,041,072
Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10%
Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Ethnic Groups: Egyptian 99.7%, other 0.3%
Last updated on 2023.08.12
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