Stéphanos II Ghattas
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Stéphanos II Ghattas
Stéphanos II Ghattas, CM (in Arabic إسطفانوس الثاني غطاس) (January 16, 1920 – January 20, 2009) was a cleric of the Coptic Catholic Church. From 1986 to 2006 he was Patriarch of Alexandria. He was born in Tahta, Sohag Governerate, Egypt.[1]
He joined the Congregation of the Mission in Paris in 1944 and was ordained on March 25, 1944 in Rome. He worked in the missions in Lebanon and Egypt for 15 years. He was appointed bishop of Luqsor of the Copts May 8, 1967 and consecrated as bishop on June 9, 1967 in Alexandria by Cardinal Stéphanos I Sidarouss, patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts. He was elected patriarch himself on June 8, 1986. Pope John Paul II granted him the "ecclesiastica communio" on June 23, 1986, and created him a Cardinal in 2001.
He retired from the patriarchal office in March 2006, and his successor, Antonios Naguib was elected on March 30, 2006.[2]
He died in Cairo on January 20, 2009, aged 89.[3]
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- Cardinal Ghattas
- Cardinal Ghattas, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
- Cardinal Ghattas, Catholic Hierarchy
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stéphanos I Sidarouss |
Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria 1986–2006 |
Succeeded by Antonios I Naguib |
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