Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt explained

Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt
Native Name:كاتدرائية سيدة مصر
Native Name Lang:Arabic
Location:Cairo
Country:Egypt
Denomination:Catholic Church (Coptic or Alexandrian rite)
Functional Status:Active
Architectural Type:church

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, also called Coptic Catholic Cathedral of Cairo, is a Coptic Catholic church building at 39 Mustafa Fahmi Street in Cairo, Egypt.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The cathedral serves as the main church of the Catholic Coptic Patriarchate of Alexandria (Patriarchatus Alexandrinus Coptorum) which began in 1741 as an apostolic vicariate created by Pope Benedict XIV. It was elevated to its present status in 1895 under the pontificate of Pope Leo XIII with the papal bullChristi Domini".

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Egypte.
  2. Web site: The B.C. Catholic Paper - Praying for Egypt. Mattson. Brent. www.bccatholic.ca. en-gb. 2017-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203020915/http://www.bccatholic.ca/the-news/475-laureen-mcmahon. 2017-02-03. dead.
  3. Web site: Ecumenical Meeting at the new Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, in Cairo (February 25, 2000) John Paul II. w2.vatican.va. 2017-01-25.
  4. Web site: 5 Things to know about Coptic Christians. McPortl. Joanne. 2016-12-13. Aleteia.org – Worldwide Catholic Network Sharing Faith Resources for those seeking Truth – Aleteia.org. 2017-01-25.