Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo

Eastern Catholic eparchy in Egypt

Eparchy of Cairo (Maronite) Eparchy Cahirensis Maronitarum

Location
Country	Egypt
Headquarters	Lebanon
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2013) 5,000
Parishes	7
Information
Denomination	Eastern Catholic Churches
Rite	West Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established	22 June 1946 (78 years ago)
Cathedral	Saint Joseph Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Patriarch	Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Eparch	Georges Chihane
Website
http://www.maronite-egypt.com/

Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo of the Maronites (in Latin: Eparchy Cahirensis Maronitarum) is a seat of the Maronite Church suffragan of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. It is currently ruled by eparch Georges Chihane.

Territory and statistics

The eparchy extends to all the faithful of the Maronites in Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan. Its eparchial seat is the city of Cairo, where the cathedral of St. Joseph is located.

The eparchy at the end of 2013 had 5,000 members and is divided into seven parishes.

History

The patriarchal vicariate to Maronites in Egypt was built in 1904. It was raised to the dignity of eparchy on 22 June 1946 with the Papal bull Inter praecipuas of Pope Pius XII.

Bishops

Pietro Dib (July 30, 1946 - November 4, 1965 deceased)
Joseph Merhi, CML (August 24, 1972 - June 5, 1989 withdrawn)
Joseph Dergham (June 5, 1989 - September 18, 2005 withdrawn)
François Eid, OMM (September 24, 2005 - June 16, 2012 appointed patriarchal procurator to the Holy See)
Georges Chihane, from 16 June 2012

List of Churches

List of Maronite Churches in Egypt

Saint Joseph Cathedral in Cairo

Saint Maron Parish - Heliopolis
George's Parish - Shubra
Saint Therese Parish - Alexandria
Saint Therese Church - Ismailia
Saint Therese Church - Port Said

Sources

Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3

References

"Cathédrale Maronite de Saint-Joseph, Cairo, Egypt (Maronite)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
Vatican.va
"كنيسة الموارنة". الكنيسة الكاثوليكية بمصر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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Religious institutes	Lebanese Maronite Order Antonin Maronite Order Mariamite Maronite Order Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries
Saints	Maron John Maron Abraham of Cyrrhus Domnina of Syria Chayna Nimatullah Kassab Charbel Makhlouf Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès Bl. Istifan al-Duwayhi Bl. Elias Peter Hoayek
Traditions	Three Sundays of Commemoration
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