Eparchy of Cairo (Maronite) Eparchy Cahirensis Maronitarum | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Headquarters | Lebanon |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 5,000[citation needed] |
| Parishes | 7 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Catholic Churches |
| Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
| Established | 22 June 1946 (78 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Saint Joseph Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
| Eparch | Georges Chihane |
| Website | |
| http://www.maronite-egypt.com/ | |
Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo of the Maronites (in Latin: Eparchy Cahirensis Maronitarum) is a seat of the Maronite Church suffragan of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. It is currently ruled by eparch Georges Chihane.