The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo (french: Le Caire, la, Eparchia Cahirensis Chaldaeorum) is an
eparchy
Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...
of the
Chaldean Catholic Church located in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
in Egypt.
History
* April 23, 1980: Established as Diocese of Cairo
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**
Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Cairo
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima or just Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in Cairo is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Cairo, the capital of the African country of Egypt.
It is a temple t ...
Leadership
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Cairo (Chaldean rite)
** Bishop
Ephrem Bédé
Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim (also spelled ''Efrem'', ''Ephraem''). It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
People
First name Pre-Modern
* Saint Ephrem, one of ...
, April 23, 1980 - January 18, 1984
** Bishop
Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf ( ar, يوسف إبراهيم صراف, syr, ܢܘܣܦ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܨܪܐܦ), (October 5, 1940–December 31, 2009) was the second bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo, Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), offic ...
, February 6, 1984 - December 31, 2009
**Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo, Fr. Paulus Sati, August,29, 2018 - present
See also
*
List of Roman 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
GCatholic.org
Chaldean Catholic dioceses
Eastern Catholicism in Egypt
Assyrian Egyptian
Christianity in Cairo
Christian organizations established in 1980
Levantine-Egyptians
Iraqi diaspora in the Middle East
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