The Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Minya is a

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

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 th ...

(

Eastern Catholic The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous ('' sui iuris'') particular churches of t ...

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

) of the

Coptic Catholic Church The Coptic Catholic Church ( ar, الكنيسة القبطية الكاثوليكية; la, Ecclesia Catholica Coptorum) is an Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the Catholic Church. Along with the Ethiopian Catholic Chur ...

(

Alexandrian Rite Alexandrian rites are liturgical rites employed by three Oriental Orthodox churches, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, as well as by their Eastern Catholic count ...

Coptic language Coptic (Bohairic Coptic: , ) is a language family of closely related dialects, representing the most recent developments of the Egyptian language, and historically spoken by the Copts, starting from the third-century AD in Roman Egypt. Coptic ...

) in its sole

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

, that of the

Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria 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 foll ...

(whose see is in Cairo). It has its episcopal see the

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

of Christ King located in Minya, the capital of the

Minya Governorate Minya Governorate ( ar, محافظة المنيا ') is one of the governorates of Egypt, governorates of Upper Egypt. Its capital city, Minya, Egypt, Minya, is located on the left bank of the Nile River. Etymology The name originates from the c ...

Upper Egypt Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south. In ancient ...

History

Established on 26 Nov 1895 as an Eparchy (Diocese) of Minya (Curiate Italian Ermopoli Maggiore), the territory split off from the

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 ...

Ordinaries

(Coptic Rite) ;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Minya'' * Joseph-Maxime Sedfaoui (6 Mar 1896 – death 13 Jan 1925), also

Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...

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) (1908 – 13 Jan 1925) * Francesco Basilio Bistauros (10 Aug 1926 – death 30 Nov 1934) * Giorgio Baraka (8 Jul 1938 – death 9 Dec 1946) * ''

Archbishop-bishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...

Paul Nousseir (21 Jan 1950 – 24 Jan 1967)'' * ''

Isaac Ghattas (8 May 1967 – death 8 Jun 1977), previously Eparch (Bishop) of

Luqsor of the Copts Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open- ...

(Egypt) (21 Jun 1949 – 8 May 1967)'' *

Antonios Naguib Antonios I Naguib ( ar, أنطونيوس نجيب; 18 March 1935 – 28 March 2022) was the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria from 2006 to 2013. He was made a cardinal in 2010. He was bishop of Minya in Egypt from 1977 to 2002. Biography ...

(26 Jul 1977 – 29 Sep 2002), later Patriarch of

(Egypt) ( 0 Mar 20067 Apr 2006 – 15 Jan 2013), also President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church (7 Apr 2006 – 15 Jan 2013), President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt (7 Apr 2006 – 15 Jan 2013); created

Cardinal-Patriarch A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

(20 Nov 2010 – ...) * Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (5 Oct 2002 – 15 Jan 2013), later Patriarch of

(Egypt) ( 5 Jan 201318 Jan 2013 – ...), also President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church (15 Jan 2013 – ...), President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt (15 Jan 2013 – ...) * Botros Fahim Awad Hanna (8 Apr 2013 – 7 Oct 2020); previously

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. 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 ...

Mareotes Lake Mariout ( ar, بحيرة مريوط ', , also spelled Maryut or Mariut), is a brackish lake in northern Egypt near the city of Alexandria. The lake area covered and had a navigable canal at the beginning of the 20th century, but at the begin ...

(6 Sep 2006 – 8 Apr 2013) &

Bishop of Curia 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 ca ...

of the Copts ( 1 Aug 20066 Sep 2006 – 8 Apr 2013) * Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe (3 Nov 2020 – ...)

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