Coptic Catholic Church

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Alexandrian Rite church Eastern Catholic Church sui iuris particular church

The Coptic Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Alexandrian tradition, in full communion with the Pope of Rome, that preserves Coptic liturgy and heritage while following Catholic doctrine.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Alexandrian Rite church → Eastern Catholic Church → sui iuris particular church →
christology	Chalcedonian →
clergyDiscipline	allows married priests in some circumstances →
communionType	full communion →
communionWith	Catholic Church → Pope of Rome → other Eastern Catholic Churches →
country	Egypt →
distinctFrom	Coptic Orthodox Church →
ecclesiasticalPolity	patriarchal →
emphasizes	Coptic spiritual and monastic traditions →
followsCanonLaw	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches →
followsDoctrineOf	Catholic Church →
governedBy	Synod of Bishops of the Coptic Catholic Church →
hasFaithfulIn	Egyptian diaspora → Europe → North America →
hasHierarchyIn	Egypt →
headquartersLocation	Cairo →
isPartOf	Catholic Church →
leaderTitle	Patriarch →
liturgicalFamily	Alexandrian Rite →
liturgicalRite	Coptic Rite →
originatesFrom	Coptic Christian tradition →
patriarchalSee	Alexandria →
patriarchTitle	Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts →
preservesHeritageOf	Coptic heritage →
preservesLiturgyOf	Coptic tradition →
preservesTraditionsOf	ancient Church of Alexandria →
primaryTerritory	Egypt → Middle East →
recognizes	ecumenical councils of the Catholic Church →
recognizesAuthorityOf	Bishop of Rome →
religiousTradition	Alexandrian liturgical tradition →
sharesDogmaWith	Latin Church → other Eastern Catholic Churches →
sharesHeritageWith	Coptic Orthodox Church →
theology	Catholic theology →
unionWithRome	formally established in the 18th–19th centuries →
usesCalendar	Coptic calendar (for some liturgical purposes) → Gregorian calendar (for general Catholic use) →
usesLiturgicalLanguage	Arabic → Coptic → occasionally English → occasionally French → occasionally Italian →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coptic Rite → Coptic calendar → Coptic script → Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great →	usedBy
Liturgy of Saint Cyril →	associatedWithChurch
Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple →	celebratedBy
Eastern Catholic Churches →	hasMajorChurch
Coptic language →	liturgicalLanguageOf
Copts →	primaryDenomination
Alexandrian Rite →	usedByChurch