Eparchy of the patriarchate Le Caire, Egypt
Eparchy of Le Caire
Cahiren(sis) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite eparchy erected on 22 June 1946, extending to all Maronite faithful in Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan. Its seat is Saint Joseph Cathedral in Cairo. Eparch Georges Chihane has led the eparchy since June 2012.
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- Established
- 1946
- Catholics
- 5,000
- Priests
- 9
- Territory
- 3,502,416 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Eparch
- Georges Chihane
- Born
- 31 May 1953
- Birthplace
- Haret Sakhr
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The cathedral
Saint Joseph Cathedral, Cairo stands in Le Caire, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
A see of the Maronite Church, the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo of the Maronites (Latin: Eparchy Cahirensis Maronitarum) is suffragan to the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. Its current eparch is Georges Chihane.