Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

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Bishop(s) Claudio Lurati, M.C.C.I., Vicar Apostolic Giuseppe Bausardo, S.D.B., Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic United: 30 November 1987 Vicariate Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Egypt Mailing Address: 10 rue Sidi El-Metwalli, Alexandrie, Egypte Telephone: (03)487.6065 Fax: 487.8169

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt and Arabia
  • Erected: 18 May 1839
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Egypt

• Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto)
  • Latin Name: Aegypti
  • Name Changed: 1851
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Egypt

• Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
  • Latin Name: Alexandrinus Aegypti
  • Name Changed: 27 January 1951
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Egypt

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Perpetuo Guasco, O.F.M. Obs. † (7 Jun 1839 Appointed - 26 Aug 1859 Died)
• Paškal Vujičić (Vujcic), O.F.M. Obs. † (7 Sep 1860 Appointed - 6 Aug 1866 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar))
• Ljudevit Ćurčija, O.F.M. Obs. † (27 Jul 1866 Appointed - 1 May 1881 Resigned)
• Anacleto Chicaro, O.F.M. Obs. † (12 May 1881 Appointed - 5 Oct 1888 Resigned)
• Aurelio Briante, O.F.M. † (23 Jul 1904 Appointed - Feb 1921 Resigned)
• Félix Couturier, O.P. † (30 Apr 1919 Appointed - 28 Jun 1921 Appointed, Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario)
• Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. † (20 Dec 1921 Appointed - Mar 1949 Resigned)
• Jean-de-Capistran (Joseph-Antonio-Aimé) Cayer, O.F.M. † (26 May 1949 Appointed - 13 Apr 1978 Died)
• Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. † (29 Apr 1978 Appointed - 26 Aug 2000 Died)
• Giuseppe Bausardo, S.D.B. (24 Feb 2001 Appointed - 29 Oct 2008 Resigned)
• Adel Zaky, O.F.M. † (1 Sep 2009 Appointed - 21 Jul 2019 Died)
• Claudio Lurati, M.C.C.I. (6 Aug 2020 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt and Arabia
18 May 1839	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus	Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt and Arabia (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto)
1851	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt and Arabia	Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto)
1884	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto)	Prefecture Apostolic of Delta of the Nile (erected)
13 September 1894	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Delta of the Nile Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto)	Prefecture Apostolic of Eritrea (erected)
12 July 1926	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto) (Suez Canal region)	Vicariate Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal} (erected)
16 December 1949	Territory Added		Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto) (Boundaries adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
27 January 1951	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto)	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
30 November 1987	United	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} Vicariate Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto Vicariate Apostolic of Port-Said	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto)
1949	32,000	11,509,000	.3%	3	119	122	262		265	915	28	ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
1970	9,408	22,000,000	.0%	2	68	70	134		115	635	35	ap1971
1980	9,000			1	103	104	86		170	782	12	ap1981
Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
1990	8,114			8	155	163	49		236	1,059	23	ap1991
1999	9,570			9	152	161	59		223	822	17	ap2000
2000	9,500			9	170	179	53		240	848	17	ap2001
2001	10,000			9	165	174	57	10	214	870	17	ap2002
2002	9,000			7	159	166	54	3	262	776	17	ap2003
2003	32,000			6	165	171	187	2	229	778	17	ap2004
2004	30,000			5	190	195	153		293	832	17	ap2005
2010	22,270			2	97	99	224	1	143	726	16	ap2011
2014	45,000			4	196	200	225	7	258	681	16	ap2015
2017	64,000			5	169	174	367		220	604	16	ap2018
2020	66,500			8	147	155	429		161	563	16	ap2021
2022	68,576			5	147	152	451		157	550	16	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Elia Eskandr Abd Elmalak, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator: 29 Jul 2019 to 30 Oct 2020)
• Giuseppe Bausardo, S.D.B. (Vicar Apostolic: 24 Feb 2001 to 29 Oct 2008)
• John Peter Mark Jabalé, O.S.B.
• Claudio Lurati, M.C.C.I. (Vicar Apostolic: 6 Aug 2020 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Elia Bianchi †
• Aurelio Briante, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Jul 1904 to Feb 1921)
• Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †
• Jean-de-Capistran (Joseph-Antonio-Aimé) Cayer, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 May 1949 to 13 Apr 1978)
• Anacleto Chicaro, O.F.M. Obs. † (Vicar Apostolic: 12 May 1881 to 5 Oct 1888)
• Félix Couturier, O.P. † (Apostolic Visitor (Visitator): 30 Apr 1919 to 28 Jun 1921)
• Ljudevit Ćurčija, O.F.M. Obs. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jul 1866 to 1 May 1881)
• Perpetuo Guasco, O.F.M. Obs. † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Jun 1839 to 26 Aug 1859)
• Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 Dec 1921 to Mar 1949)
• Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 29 Apr 1978 to 26 Aug 2000)
• Paškal Vujičić (Vujcic), O.F.M. Obs. † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Sep 1860 to 6 Aug 1866)
• Adel Zaky, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Sep 2009 to 21 Jul 2019)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto) Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 309 Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 176 Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said) Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 103

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