Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Sohag
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The Eparchy of Sohag is an eparchy of the Coptic Catholic Church, centered in the ecclesiastical province of the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria.
The Eparchy was erected on 13 September 1981.
In 2006, there were 12,670 members across 20 parishes.[https://cnewa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2006-Statistics.pdf CNEWA website, The Eastern Catholic Churches 2006, statistical report]
Hierarches
- Bishop Morkos Hakim, O.F.M. (26 May 1982 - 9 August 2003)
- Bishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir (9 August 2003 - 14 June 2019)
- Bishop Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe (since 14 June 2019)
- Bishop Thomas Halim Habib{{Cite web |title=Coptic Catholic Church |url=https://ecclesiasticalheraldry.weebly.com/coptic-catholic-church.html |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Martin's Ecclesiastical Heraldry |language=en}} 2020-
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External links
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsoha.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org information on the eparchy]
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Category:Christianity in Alexandria