Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak

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Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak
His Beatitude; Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak
Patriarch of Alexandria
	Sidrak in 2014.
Church	Coptic Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Alexandria
See	Alexandria
Elected	15 January 2013
Predecessor	Antonios I Naguib
Other post(s)	Bishop of Alexandria (2013-); President of the Synod of the Coptic Catholic Church (2013-); President of the Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt (2013-);
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Minya (2002-13); Apostolic Administrator of Guizeh (2017-18);
Orders
Ordination	7 February 1980
Consecration	15 November 2002; by Stéphanos II Ghattas
Rank	Patriarch
Personal details
Born	Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak; 19 August 1955 (age 69); Beni-Chokeir, Asyut Governorate, Egypt
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University

Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (Template:Lang-cop, Arabic: إبراهيم إسحاق سدراك; born 19 August 1955 in Beni-Chokeir, Egypt) is the current Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria.

Life

Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak was born on 19 August, 1955 in Beni-Chokeir, Asyut Governorate. He studied philosophy and theology at St. Leo’s Patriarchal Seminary in Maadi (a suburb of Cairo) and was ordained a priest in 1980. For the following two years he served in the Parish of Archangel Michael in Cairo. He was sent to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University and received his doctorate in dogmatic theology. Between 1990 and 2001 he was the rector of the Patriarchal Seminary in Maadi. For a short period in 2002 he served as the parish priest of the patriarchal Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, in Cairo. In October 2002, he was elected Bishop of Minya, a post in which he served until his canonical election as patriarch.^[1]

Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak was elected as Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria by the synod of the Coptic Catholic Church on 15 January 2013, in succession of Patriarch Antonios I Naguib who had resigned because of poor health (he had a stroke, suffered partial paralysis and underwent brain surgery). Patriarch Sidrak asked for and received ecclesiastical communion from Pope Benedict XVI three days later, on 18 January 2013.^[2]

Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak often works closely with Pope Francis and the Coptic Orthodox Pope, Tawadros II, with the goal and aim of unifying the Coptic Orthodox and Coptic Catholic churches of Egypt.

References

^ Tornielli, Andrea (January 16, 2013). "Muslim Brotherhood-led Egypt appoints new Patriarch". Vatican Insider. La Stampa. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Concessione dell'Ecclesiastica Communio al Nuovo Patriarca di Alessandria dei Copti" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office.^{[permanent dead link]}

Sources

Rinuncia del Patriarca di Alessandria dei Copti (Egitto) ed Elezione del Nuovo Patriarca, Holy See Press Office

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Antonios Naguib	Bishop of Minya 2002 – 2013	Succeeded by Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna
Preceded by Antonios Naguib	Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria 2013 – present	Incumbent