The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria (or Iskanderiya) is a
suffragan eparchy
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(
Eastern Catholic
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diocese) of the
Armenian Catholic Church
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''sui iuris'' (
Armenian Rite
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Liturgy
The liturgy is patterned after the directives of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, first official head and patron sain ...
in
Armenian language
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), in the Patriarch's own '
ecclesiastical province
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of Cilicia' (actually based in Beirut, Lebanon), covering
Egypt
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and
Sudan.
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Its
cathedral
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is the
Annunciation Cathedral is in Cairo and not in Alexandria as the title of the eparchy states.
History
Established in 1885 as Eparchy (Diocese) of Iskanderiya / Alexandria, on territory separated for the particular church ''sui iuris'' from the Latin Catholic
Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt
The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt, or in full - of Alexandria of Egypt-Heliopolis-Port Said ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Alexandrinus) is the Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate (missionary ordinariate) in Egypt, named after its ca ...
.
Episcopal ordinaries
;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Alexandria (Iskanderiya) (of the Armenians)''
*
Boghos Sabbaghian (1901.08.28 – 1904.08.04), later Patriarch of
Cilicia of the Armenians
The Patriarchate of Cilicia ( la, Patriarchatus Ciliciae Armenorum) is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the only patriarchate of the Armenian Catholic Church of the Catholic Church. The territorial jurisdiction of that Patriarch of Cilicia is th ...
(Lebanon) (
904.08.041904.11.14 – death 1910)
* Pietro Kojunian (1907.02.26 – retired 1911.03.17); emeritate as
Titular Archbishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Chalcedon of the Armenians
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(1911.03.17 – 1937.12.13)
* Giovanni Couzian,
Patriarchal Clergy Institute of Bzommar
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(I.C.P.B.) (1911.08.27 – death 1933.05.06)
*''
Archbishop-Bishop
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'' Jacques Nessimian (1933.08.05 – death 1960.07.02), previously Archeparch (
Archbishop) of
Mardin of the Armenians
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Backg ...
(Turkey) (
928.06.291928.07.01 – 1933.08.05)
* Raphaël Bayan (1960.07.02 – retired 1989.03.09), succeeding as former Titular Bishop of
Taua
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(1958.12.12 – 1960.07.02) &
Coadjutor Eparch
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of Alexandria (1958.12.12 – 1960.07.02)
*
Boutros Taza Tarmouni (1989.08.21 – 1999.10.07), later Patriarch of
Cilicia of the Armenians
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(Lebanon) (
999.10.071999.10.13 – 2015.06.25), President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church (1999.10.13 – 2015.06.25)
*
Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa (2004.01.07 – ...), also
Patriarchal Exarch
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from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical.
In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
of
Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians
The Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman (colloquially Jerusalem of the Armenians) is the missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Eastern Catholic, Armenian Rite in Armenian la ...
(Jordan) (2015.11.25 – 2019.05.10)
List of Churches
List of Armenian Catholic churches in Egypt
*
Annunciation Cathedral, Cairo
* Church of the Resurrection in the cemetery, Cairo
* Saint Teresa Church, Heliopolis
* Church of the Immaculate Conception, Alexandria
See also
*
Catholic Church in Egypt
The Catholic Church in Egypt is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population in Egypt, which is a significant minority among (mainly Sunni) Muslims. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the Briti ...
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Egypt
The Catholic Church in Egypt is presently composed of an exempt Latin missionary jurisdiction and 14 Eastern Catholic (arch)eparchies (mainly the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate's province), but also yielded over 90 titular sees.
Current dioceses ...
*
List of cathedrals in Egypt
References
External links
GCatholic with titular incumbent biography links
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Armenian diaspora in Africa
Armenian diaspora in Egypt
Armenian Catholic eparchies
Eastern Catholicism in Egypt
Eastern Catholicism in Sudan