Coptic Catholic Patriarchate 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 follows the Alexandrian Rite in its own Coptic language. He is thus the superior of all Coptic dioceses, mostly in and around Egypt, the word Copt being a corruption of the Greek word for Egypt.
It has two cathedral archiepiscopal sees, both in Egypt: one dedicated to Our Lady of Egypt, in the national capital Cairo, the other dedicated to the Resurrection, in Ancient Alexandria.

History

It had three false starts, each failing to prove enduring.
In 1947 it was restored for good as Patriarchal See of Alexandria / Alexandrin Coptorum.
It lost territories in Egypt repeatedly to establish suffragan sees of Alexandria as Metropolitan :
It enjoyed Papal visits from Pope John Paul II in February 2000 and from Pope Francis in April 2017.

Rank

The patriarchal see as such ranks third among all Catholic bishoprics of the world, by the virtue of Canon Law.

Proper diocese

His proper eparchy is the Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria, which has no other Ordinary then the Patriarch. However, he may appoint an Auxiliary bishop for the eparchy, distinct from Auxiliaries for the Patriarchate, as was the case with:
As of 2014, it served 35,865 Eastern Catholics in 31 parishes with 73 priests, 209 lay religious and 5 seminarians.
It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope Francis in April 2017.

Bishops

Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria and precursor Apostolic Vicars

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Patriarchate established in 1824
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