The Catholic Archdiocese of Antinoe is titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Province of Egypt. It was part of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, and the bishopric was based on Antinoë in the Nile Valey. It was also known as Antinoöpolis.
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History
Antinoe, (modern Sheykh Abade ), was a town in the Roman province of Thebaid I. The town had a high number of martyrs during the persecution of Diocletian indicating a robust Christian community in the late 3rd century and early 4th century.
The Diocese, was originally established in the 4th century as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ptolemais but was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan see in the 5th century. According to the Commanville, Antinoe eventually had eight suffragans of its own. Hermopolis, Cuse, Lycopolis, Ipseli, Lesser Apollonopoli, Anteopoli (Antaeus), Panopolis and Erzurum.
The Archdiocese disappeared with the Arab conquest of Egypt. However, the existence of two Coptic bishops, Menna in the 8th century and Isaac in the 11th indicates that a Christian community was ongoing. The Muslims had a particular veneration for Bishop Ammon, who they called Al-Adeb (the educator) and it seems the Arabic name of the village of Sheykh Abade derives from him.
Today Antinoe is a titular Archdiocese; the seat is currently vacant.