Coptic Catholic Church

Eastern Catholic particular church which uses the Alexandrian Rite

Key facts

Classification: Catholic
Orientation: Eastern Catholic
Theology: Catholic Theology
Polity: Episcopal
Structure: Patriarchate
Pope: Leo XIV
Patriarch: Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak
Associations: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Region: Egypt, with communities in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America
Language: Coptic , Arabic
Liturgy: Coptic Rite
Headquarters: Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt , Cairo , Egypt
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The Coptic Catholic Church, also known as the Coptic Catholic Church of Alexandria, is an Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the Catholic Church. Along with the Ethiopian Catholic Church and Eritrean Catholic Church, it belongs to the Alexandrian liturgical tradition. Uniquely among the Alexandrian Rite Eastern Catholic liturgies, the Coptic Catholic Church uses the Coptic Rite and the Coptic language (derived from Ancient Egyptian) in its liturgy; the Ethiopian Catholic Church and Eritrean Catholic Church use the Geʽez Rite.

The current Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, who replaced Antonios Naguib in 2013. The offices of the patriarchate are located in Cairo. The patriarchal Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt is in Nasr City, a suburb of Cairo.