Catholic Church in Egypt

By Type (16)

Patriarchal Sees (Patriarchates) (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (13)

Apostolic Vicariates (1)

Territories Dependent on the Patriarch Patriarchal Territory (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Alexandria of Egypt–Heliopolis of Egypt–Port-Said

Armenian Church (1): Iskanderiya

Chaldean Church (1): Cairo

Coptic Church (10): Abu Qurqas, Al Qusia, Alexandria, Alexandria, Assiut, Guizeh, Ismayliah, Luqsor, Minya, Sohag

Greek-Melkite Church (1): Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan

Maronite Church (1): Cairo

Syriac Church (1): Cairo

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Apostolic Nunciature: Egypt

Holy See Representation: League of Arab States (LAS)

Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Maronite Church

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church

Assembly of Ordinaries: Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient (C.P.C.O.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

2017.04.28 – 2017.04.29: Apostolic Journey to Cairo, Egypt
2000.02.24 – 2000.02.26: Jubilee Pilgrimage to Mount Sinai

Geography

Continents: Western and Northern Africa, Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Cairo

Area: 995,450 km²

Population: 97,041,072

Neighbouring Countries: ← Libya , ↗ Israel , → Jordan , → Saudi Arabia , ↓ Sudan

Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10%

Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes

Ethnic Groups: Egyptian 99.7%, other 0.3%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 1,001,449 km²

Catholic Population: 342,000 Catholics (0.3% of 102,061,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 244 parishes, 50 mission stations (without resident priest), 23 other centres

Clergy: 21 bishops (11 diocesan, 10 titular), 474 priests (279 diocesan, 195 religious), 10 permanent deacons (7 diocesan, 3 religious)

Non-Clergy: 1,089 religious (55 brothers, 1,034 sisters), 1 member of secular institutes (sister), 74 major seminarians, 45 missionaries, 1,937 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists