The Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Giza is an

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diocese in

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. It is one of the

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sees comprising the sole

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(covering all

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) of the

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, the head of the

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, a

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''sui iuris'' (

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). Its episcopal see is Saint George

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in Giza, which is part of the national capital

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's metropolitan area.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 5,940 Coptic Catholics in 9 parishes with 13 priests (12 diocesan, 1 religious), 70 lay religious (22 brothers, 48 sisters) and 4 seminarians.

History

Established on 2003.03.21 as Eparchy (

Diocese) of Giza(–Fayoum–Beni Souef) / (Latin adjective), on territory split off from the

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's proper diocese, as its

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Coptic

) ;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Giza (Guizeh)'' * Andraos Salama (2003.03.21 – 2005.12.06),

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of Barca (1988.11.01 – 2003.03.21) as Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate

Alexandria of the Copts The Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria is the Patriarchal and only Metropolitan see of the head of the Eastern '' sui iuris'' Coptic Catholic Church, a particular Church in the Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See, which f ...

(Egypt) (1988.11.01 – death 1997) * Antonios Aziz Mina (2006.01.03 – retired 2017.01.23), previously Titular Bishop of

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(2002.12.21 – 2006.01.03) as

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of the Copts ( 002.12.192002.12.21 – 2006.01.03) *''

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Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (2017.01.23 – ...), while Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) ( 013.01.152013.01.18 – ...), also President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church (2013.01.15 – ...) and President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt (2013.01.15 – ...); previously Eparch (Bishop) of

Minya of the Copts The Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Minya is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Coptic Catholic Church ( Alexandrian Rite in Coptic language) in its sole ecclesiastical province, that of the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria ...

(Egypt) ( 002.09.292002.10.05 – 2013.01.15).''

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic Giza eparchy - data for all sections
Roman Catholic dioceses in Egypt Eastern Catholic dioceses Coptic Catholic Church {{egypt-stub

Statistics

History

Episcopal ordinaries

See also

References

Sources and external links