Eparchy of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic)

Eparchia Hermopolitanus

Bishop(s)

Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Eparchy
Erected: 26 November 1895
Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic)
Coptic Catholic Church of the Alexandrian Tradition
Country: Egypt
Mailing Address: B.P. 32, Minya 61111, Egypte
Telephone: (086)362.007
Fax: 343.904

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joseph-Maxime Sedfaoui † (6 Mar 1896 Appointed - 27 Feb 1925 Died)
François Baselios Bistauros † (10 Aug 1926 Appointed - 30 Nov 1934 Died)
Georges Baraka † (8 Jul 1938 Appointed - 9 Dec 1946 Died)
Paul Nousseir † (21 Jan 1950 Appointed - 24 Jan 1967 Died)
Isaac Ghattas † (8 May 1967 Appointed - 8 Jun 1977 Died)
Antonios Naguib (26 Jul 1977 Appointed - 29 Sep 2002 Resigned)
Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (5 Oct 2002 Confirmed - 18 Jan 2013 Confirmed, Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic))
Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna (8 Apr 2013 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
26 November 1895	Erected		Eparchy of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic) (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 11,491 2,777,024 .4% 13 5 18 638 20 ap1951

1969 14,000 5,219,194 .3% 19 6 25 560 10 66 19 ap1971

1980 19,541 28 9 37 528 10 71 28 ap1981

1990 20,503 31 4 35 585 5 15 21 ap1991

1999 38,835 36 1 37 1,049 1 12 26 ap2000

2000 39,504 33 1 34 1,161 1 13 26 ap2001

2001 10,068 38 1 39 258 1 15 26 ap2002

2002 40,230 40 1 41 981 2 9 26 ap2003

2003 40,530 41 1 42 965 2 9 26 ap2004

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	11,491	2,777,024	.4%	13	5	18	638			20	ap1951
1969	14,000	5,219,194	.3%	19	6	25	560	10	66	19	ap1971
1980	19,541			28	9	37	528	10	71	28	ap1981
1990	20,503			31	4	35	585	5	15	21	ap1991
1999	38,835			36	1	37	1,049	1	12	26	ap2000
2000	39,504			33	1	34	1,161	1	13	26	ap2001
2001	10,068			38	1	39	258	1	15	26	ap2002
2002	40,230			40	1	41	981	2	9	26	ap2003
2003	40,530			41	1	42	965	2	9	26	ap2004

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna (Priest: 20 May 1988 to 6 Sep 2006; Bishop: 8 Apr 2013)
Antonios Aziz Mina (Priest: 9 Jun 1978 to 21 Dec 2002)
Antonios Naguib (Priest: 30 Oct 1960; Bishop: 26 Jul 1977 to 29 Sep 2002)
Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (Bishop: 5 Oct 2002 to 18 Jan 2013)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Georges Baraka † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1938 to 9 Dec 1946)
François Baselios Bistauros † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1926 to 30 Nov 1934)
Isaac Ghattas † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 8 May 1967 to 8 Jun 1977)
Paul Nousseir † (Priest: 28 Mar 1920; Bishop: 21 Jan 1950; Archbishop (Personal Title): Dec 1963 to 24 Jan 1967)
Joseph-Maxime Sedfaoui † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1896 to 27 Feb 1925)