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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 follows the Alexandrian Rite in its own Coptic language.
Under the assumption that the Ottoman viceroy wanted a Catholic patriarch for the Coptic Catholics in 1824, the Pope established the Patriarchate of Alexandria [7] from the Apostolic Vicariate of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus [9] but it was basically titular. [7]
Due to several schisms within Christianity, the title of the Patriarch of Alexandria is currently claimed by different churches (two of which are part of the Catholic Church) and held respectively by four persons: the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Melkite Patriarch of Antioch ...
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.
Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (Coptic: ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲥⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕ, Arabic: إبراهيم إسحاق سدراك; born 19 August 1955) is the current Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria.
Pages in category "Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Giza is an Eastern Catholic diocese in Giza. It is one of the suffragan sees comprising the sole ecclesiastical province (covering all Egypt ) of the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria , the head of the Coptic Catholic Church , a Particular church sui iuris ( Alexandrian Rite ).
Popes & Patriarchs of Alexandria English • Coptic • Arabic Name before Patriarchate Place of Birth Notes 13 18 November 230 – 17 December 246 (16 years, 1 month) St. Heraclas Yaraklas • Ⲓⲉⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ • ياراكلاس: Yaraklas Alexandria, Egypt: He is the first Patriarch to carry the hierarchy title "Pope".