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Suffragan eparchy Luxor, Egypt

Diocese of Luqsor

Theban(us)

The Eparchy of Luqsor (Luxor) is a Coptic Catholic eparchy in Upper Egypt, erected on 26 November 1895. It belongs to the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria and is led by Eparch Emmanuel Ayad Bishay, with its seat at St. Michael Cathedral in Luxor.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Michael (Cathedrale Saint-Michel), Luxor, in Luxor, Egypt.

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Established
1895
Catholics
22,600
Priests
36

Parishes and churches

21 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Eparch
Emmanuel Bishay

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Michael (Cathedrale Saint-Michel), Luxor stands in Luxor, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Historically known as the Eparchy of Thebes (Latin: Eparchia Thebana), this suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) belongs to the Coptic Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See. Its jurisdiction takes in the southern governorates of Egypt, with the episcopal see at Luxor, the ancient Thebes. Emmanuel Bishay is the current eparch.