Annunciation Cathedral, Cairo

Annunciation Cathedral
Annunciation Cathedral
Location	Cairo
Country	Egypt
Denomination	Catholic (Armenian Catholic Church)
Tradition	Armenian Rite

The Annunciation Cathedral ^[1] (also called the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Cairo) is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that follows the Armenian rite and is located on Mohamed Sabri Street, Abou Alam, Abdine in Cairo,^[2] Egypt.

The temple opened in 1926 serves as the headquarters of the Armenian Diocese of Iskanderiya also known as the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria (Eparchia Alexandrina Armenorum) which was created in 1885 by Pope Leo XIII to meet the religious needs of the region's Catholic Armenians .

The cathedral is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa.^[3]

References

^ Cathedral of the Annunciation in Cairo
^ Meinardus, Otto F. A. (2006-01-01). Christions in Egypt : Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant Communities Past and Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789774249730.
^ Cheney, David M. "Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Eparchy) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.

30°02′49″N 31°14′22″E / 30.04683°N 31.2395°E / 30.04683; 31.2395

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[1] Cathedral of the Annunciation in Cairo

[2] Meinardus, Otto F. A. (2006-01-01). Christions in Egypt : Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant Communities Past and Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789774249730.

[3] Cheney, David M. "Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Eparchy) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.

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v t e Catholic Church in Egypt
Dioceses	Coptic Catholic Church: Patriarchate of Alexandria Eparchy of Alexandria Eparchy of Abu Qirqas Eparchy of Assiut Eparchy of Giza Eparchy of Ismayliah Eparchy of Luxor Eparchy of Minya Eparchy of Sohag Armenian Catholic Church: Eparchy of Alexandria Chaldean Catholic Church: Eparchy of Cairo Latin Church: Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt Maronite Church: Eparchy of Cairo Melkite Catholic Church: Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan Syriac Catholic Church: Eparchy of Cairo
Churches	Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt Annunciation Cathedral, Cairo Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral, Cairo St. Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus, Cairo
Former dioceses	List of former dioceses Latin Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese of Antinoe Apostolic Vicariate of Heliopolis of Egypt Apostolic Vicariate of Port-Said Apostolic Prefecture of the Delta of the Nile
See also	Egyptian saints Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt
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