Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo
The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo (French: Le Caire, Latin: Eparchia Cahirensis Chaldaeorum) is an eparchy located in the city of Cairo in Egypt.
Eparchy of Cairo Eparchia Cahirensis Chaldaeorum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Patriarch |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 3000 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Chaldean Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | vacant see |
History
- April 23, 1980: Established as Diocese of Cairo
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Cairo
Leadership
- Bishops of Cairo (Chaldean rite)
- Bishop Ephrem Bédé, April 23, 1980 - January 18, 1984
- Bishop Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf, February 6, 1984 - December 31, 2009
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Egypt
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