Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo

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Eparchy of Cairo

Eparchia Cahirensis Chaldaeorum
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Location
CountryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
MetropolitanImmediately Subject to the Patriarch
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
3000
Information
Rite Chaldean Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Cairo
Current leadership
Bishopvacant see

The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo (French : Le Caire, Latin : Eparchia Cahirensis Chaldaeorum) is an eparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church located in Cairo in Egypt.

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