Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria

Catholic
Sidrak in 2014.
Coat of arms of the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria
Coat of arms
Incumbent:
Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak
elected 15 January, 2013
Location
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Information
First holderAthanasios
DenominationEastern Catholic
Established1824
CathedralOur Lady of Egypt
Website
www.cnewa.org

The Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria is the Patriarchal and only Metropolitan see of the head of the Eastern sui iuris Coptic Catholic Church, a particular Church in the Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See, which follows the Alexandrian Rite in its own Coptic language. He is thus the superior of all Coptic dioceses, mostly in and around Egypt (where all its sees are), the word Copt(ic) being a corruption of the Greek word for Egypt(ian).

It has two cathedral archiepiscopal sees, both in Egypt: one dedicated to Our Lady of Egypt, in the national capital Cairo, the other dedicated to the Resurrection, in Ancient Alexandria.