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Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria

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The Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria is the Patriarchal and 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 follows the Alexandrian Rite in its own Coptic language. He is thus the superior of all Coptic dioceses, mostly in and around Egypt, Copt(ic) being corruptions of the Greek words for Egypt(ian).

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History

In 1741 a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate was established for Alexandria for Coptic Christians wanting to unite with the Holy See. This later on was elevated into a patriarchate in 1895.

Rank

The patriarchal see ranks third among all Catholic bishoprics of the world (only after the Pope's Holy See and the Catholic Patriarch of Constantinople), by the virtue of Canon Law (CCEO 58, 59.2).

Nevertheless, the incumbent patriarch is likely to be outranked by many or even most cardinals, whose higher office is normally not (formally) linked to a see.

Coptic Catholic Apostolic Vicars

  • Athanasios (1741–1744?)
  • Giusto Marsghi (1744?–1748)
  • Jacques de Kremsier (1748–1751)
  • Paolo d'Angnone (1751–1757)
  • Giuseppe de Sassello (1757–1761)
  • Roche Abou Kodsi Sabak de Ghirgha (1761–1778); (1781); (1783–1785)
  • Gervais d'Ormeal (1778–1781)
  • Jean Farargi (1781–1783)
  • Bishai Nosser (1785–1787)
  • Michelangelo Pacelli de Tricario (1787–1788)
  • Mathieu Righet (1788–1822)
  • Maximos Jouwed (1822–1831) (also carried the title of Patriarch starting 1824)
  • Théodore Abu Karim (1832–1855)
  • Athanasios Kyriakos Khouzam (1855–1864)
  • Agapios Bishai (1866–1876)
  • Antoun di Marco (1876–1887) (visiting apostolic vicar)
  • Antoun Nabad (1887–1889) (provicar)
  • Simon Barraia (1889–1892) (provicar)
  • Antoun Kabes (1892–1895) (provicar)
  • Kyrillos Makarios (1895–1899) (apostolic administrator and Patriarchal vicar, Patriarch starting 1899)

    • Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria

    Patriarchate established in 1824 (by Pope Leo XII)

  • Maximos Jouwed (1824–1831) (also known as Maximos Givaid) Titular Patriarch

    • Vacant (1831–1899)

  • Kyrillos Makarios (1899–1908) (resigned)

    • Vacant (1908–1947)

  • Maximos Sedfaoui (locum tenens) (1908–1925)
  • Markos Khouzam (locum tenens) (1927–1947)
  • Markos II Khouzam (1947–1958) (died)
  • Stéphanos I Sidarouss (1958–1986) (retired)
  • Stéphanos II Ghattas (1986–2006) (retired)
  • Antonios I Naguib (2006–2013) (retired)
  • Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (2013–present)

    • References

    Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria Wikipedia
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