Eparchy of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic)

Eparchia Thebana

Bishop(s)

Emmanuel (Khaled Ayad) Bishay, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Eparchy
Erected: 26 November 1895
Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic)
Coptic Catholic Church of the Alexandrian Tradition
Country: Egypt
Mailing Address: Évêché Copte Catholique, B.P. 23, Avenue Kornish El-Nil, 85511 Louxor, Egypte
Telephone: (095)237.2716

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ignazio Gladès Berzi † (6 Mar 1896 Appointed - 29 Jan 1925 Died)
Marco II Khouzam † (10 Aug 1926 Appointed - 10 Aug 1947 Appointed, Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic))
Isaac Ghattas † (21 Jun 1949 Appointed - 8 May 1967 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic))
Stéphanos II (Andraos) Ghattas, C.M. † (8 May 1967 Appointed - 9 Jun 1986 Appointed, Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic))
Aghnatios Elias Yaacoub, S.J. † (15 Jul 1986 Appointed - 12 Mar 1994 Died)
Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir † (23 Jun 1994 Appointed - 27 Dec 2015 Died)
Emmanuel (Khaled Ayad) Bishay (16 Apr 2016 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
26 November 1895	Erected		Eparchy of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic) (erected)
10 August 1947	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic) (Between 27° and 28° lattitude, from the Red Sea to the Libyan desert)	Eparchy of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic) (erected)
13 September 1981	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic)	Eparchy of Sohag (Coptic) (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 13,000 15 15 30 433 35 ap1951

1969 20,000 3,500,000 .6% 29 10 39 512 12 145 40 ap1971

1980 25,000 27 14 41 609 16 165 51 ap1981

1990 21,000 7 14 21 1,000 16 90 21 ap1991

1999 17,543 8 13 21 835 17 76 22 ap2000

2000 17,550 9 14 23 763 17 75 22 ap2001

2001 17,600 10 14 24 733 18 76 22 ap2002

2002 18,000 7 13 20 900 17 69 22 ap2003

2003 18,000 8 15 23 782 20 74 23 ap2004

2004 18,000 8 15 23 782 19 75 21 ap2005

2009 18,600 9 15 24 775 15 66 21 ap2010

2013 18,500 9 17 26 711 2 22 67 21 ap2014

2016 18,750 10 22 32 585 3 26 63 21 ap2017

2019 13,500 8 20 28 482 22 53 18 ap2020

2021 21,500 9 20 29 741 23 58 22 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	13,000			15	15	30	433				35	ap1951
1969	20,000	3,500,000	.6%	29	10	39	512		12	145	40	ap1971
1980	25,000			27	14	41	609		16	165	51	ap1981
1990	21,000			7	14	21	1,000		16	90	21	ap1991
1999	17,543			8	13	21	835		17	76	22	ap2000
2000	17,550			9	14	23	763		17	75	22	ap2001
2001	17,600			10	14	24	733		18	76	22	ap2002
2002	18,000			7	13	20	900		17	69	22	ap2003
2003	18,000			8	15	23	782		20	74	23	ap2004
2004	18,000			8	15	23	782		19	75	21	ap2005
2009	18,600			9	15	24	775		15	66	21	ap2010
2013	18,500			9	17	26	711	2	22	67	21	ap2014
2016	18,750			10	22	32	585	3	26	63	21	ap2017
2019	13,500			8	20	28	482		22	53	18	ap2020
2021	21,500			9	20	29	741		23	58	22	ap2022