Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Luxor (Thebes of the Copts), Diocese of

LUQSOR (TEBE DEI COPTI), DIOCESI DI

By Guglielmo de Vries

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LUXOR (Thebes of the Copts), Diocese of. - Suffragan of the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, founded in 1895 with the letter Christi Domini of Leo XIII (26 Nov. 1895). The bishop resides at Tahta.

In 1946 there were 36,854 faithful, 32 priests, 51 churches and chapels, 90 primary schools and 1 secondary school. In 1947 the new diocese of Assiut was separated from L. Thus the diocese of L. now counts only 14,400 faithful and 16 priests.

Bibliography

BIBL.: AAS, 40 (1948) pp. 172-74.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), coll. 1702–1703.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Luqsor (Tebe dei Copti), diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, coll. 1702–1703. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/luqsor-tebe-dei-copti-diocesi-di.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Luqsor (Tebe dei Copti), diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 1702–1703. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/luqsor-tebe-dei-copti-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Luqsor (Tebe dei Copti), diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {1702--1703},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/luqsor-tebe-dei-copti-diocesi-di}
}

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