Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt information
Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Egypt
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt, or in full - of Alexandria of Egypt-Heliopolis-Port Said (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Alexandrinus) is a Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate (missionary ordinariate) in Egypt, named after its cathedral see in Alexandria, a port city and former Catholic patriarchate, which serves the Latin Catholics in Egypt.
It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt
Vicariatus Apostolicus Alexandrinus Aegypti
النيابة الرسولية للإسكندرية بمصر
Saint Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria
Location
Country
Egypt
Metropolitan
Immediately subject to the Holy See
Population - Catholics
(as of 2024) 67,000
Information
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
18 May 1839; 184 years ago (1839-05-18)
Cathedral
Saint Catherine's
Co-cathedral
Our Lady of Heliopolis Our Lady and Saint Michael's
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Apostolic Vicar
Claudio Lurati
The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria is home to a number of religious orders and congregations, which has always been one of the essential features of the Latin catholic Church in Egypt. Today, there are 33 female institutes and 14 male ones. It oversees a network of churches, schools, hospitals, and other institutions that serves the Latin Catholics, but also people from other confessions, including Muslims.
Nowadays, the Latin Catholic Church includes a number of Egyptian nationals and a lot of people from different countries of all the continents. A least, half of the community is made up of refugees and asylum seekers.
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