{{Short description|none}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2013}} {{Catholic Church by country}} {{Religion in Egypt}} The '''Catholic Church in Egypt''' is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population in [[Egypt]], which is a significant minority among (mainly [[Sunni]]) [[Muslims]]. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the British control of Egypt. However, many emigrated after the 1952 Revolution in Egypt, which also caused the overthrow and exile of [[King Farouk]] of Egypt. Catholics in Egypt belong to seven distinct ritual [[Particular Church]]es ''sui iuris'', the largest being the [[Coptic Catholic Church]], led by its Patriarch of Alexandria.
The majority of the Christians in Egypt are members of the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]. The number of Catholics (less than 200,000) in Egypt makes up much less than 1% of the total Egyptian population, which is roughly 100 million people. Many of Egypt's [[Latin Church|Latin Catholics]] are of [[Italians in Egypt|Italian]] or [[Maltese in Egypt|Maltese]] descent, while Egypt's [[Melkite Greek Catholic]]s and [[Maronite Catholic]]s are predominantly of [[Syro-Lebanese in Egypt|Syro-Lebanese]] descent.
== Dioceses == <ref>GCatholic.org: [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/EG-type.htm Catholic Dioceses in Egypt]</ref><ref>Catholic-Hierarchy: [http://catholic-hierarchy.org/country/deg2.html Current Dioceses in Egypt]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=بطريركية الأقباط الكاثوليك Coptic Catholic Patriarchate 2021|url=https://www.unionbetweenchristians.com/2020/09/blog-post.html|access-date=2021-10-26}}</ref>
; [[Alexandrian Rite]] * [[Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria]] * [[Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria]] * [[Abu Qirqas#Coptic Catholic Eparchy|Eparchy of Abu Qirqas]] * [[Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Assiut]] * [[Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Guizeh]] * [[Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Ismayliah]] * [[Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Luqsor]] * [[Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Minya]] * [[Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Sohag]]
; [[Roman Rite]] * Latin Catholic [[Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt]]
; [[Antiochian Rite]] * [[Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo]] * [[Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Cairo]]
; [[Armenian Rite]] * [[Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Iskanderiya]] (Alexandria)
; [[Byzantine Rite]] * [[Melkite Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan]]
; [[Chaldean Rite]] * [[Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo]]
== Cathedrals and Basilicas == * [[Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus, Cairo|(Conventual) Basilica of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Cairo, Egypt (Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt)]] * [[Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral, Cairo|Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima in Cairo, Egypt (Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo)]] * Cathedral of Christ the King in Minya, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Minya) * Cathedral of Christ the King in Sohag, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Sohag) * [[Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt|Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt in Cairo, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria)]] * [[St. Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria|Cathedral of St. Catherine in Alexandria, Egypt (Latin Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt)]] * Cathedral of St. Mark in Ismaïlia, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Ismayliah) * [[Annunciation Cathedral, Cairo|Cathedral of the Annunciation in Cairo, Egypt (Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Iskanderiya)]] * Cathedral of the Dormition in Alexandria, Egypt (Greek-Melkite Catholic Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Egypt and Sudan) * Cathedral of the Mother of Divine Love in Assiut, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Assiut) * Cathedral of the Resurrection in Cairo, Egypt (Greek-Melkite Catholic Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Egypt and Sudan) * [[Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral|Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Helipolis in Cairo, Egypt (Latin Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt)]] * Coptic Cathedral in Giza, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Guizeh) * Coptic Cathedral in Luxor, Egypt (Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Luqsor) * Maronite Cathedral of St. Joseph in Cairo, Egypt (Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo) * Syrian Cathedral of the Holy Rosary in Cairo, Egypt (Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Cairo) <ref>GCatholic.org: [http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/all-EG.htm Cathedrals and Basilicas in Egypt]</ref>
== See also == * [[List of Catholic dioceses in Egypt]] (current, titular and former) * [[List of saints from Africa]] *[[Religion in Egypt]] *[[Christianity in Egypt]] *[[Coptic Orthodox Church]] *[[Protestantism in Egypt]] *[[List of cathedrals in Egypt]]
== References == {{reflist}}
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