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TheCatholic Church in Egypt is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population inEgypt, which is a significant minority among (mainlySunni)Muslims. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the British control of Egypt. However, many emigrated after the 1952 Revolution in Egypt, which also caused the overthrow and exile ofKing Farouk of Egypt. Catholics in Egypt belong to seven distinct ritualParticular Churchessui iuris, the largest being theCoptic Catholic Church, led by its Patriarch of Alexandria.
The majority of the Christians in Egypt are members of theCoptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The number of Catholics (less than 200,000) in Egypt makes up much less than 1% of the total Egyptian population, which is roughly 100 million people. Many of Egypt'sLatin Catholics are ofItalian orMaltese descent, while Egypt'sMelkite Greek Catholics andMaronite Catholics are predominantly ofSyro-Lebanese descent.
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