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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 |
| 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.