Stéphanos II Ghattas


Stéphanos II Ghattas
إسطفانوس الثاني غطاس

Cardinal
Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria
ChurchCoptic Catholic Church
DioceseAlexandria
SeeAlexandria
Appointed8 June 1986
Term ended27 March 2006
PredecessorStéphanos I Sidarouss
SuccessorAntonios I Naguib
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Luxor (1967–1986)
  • Bishop of Alexandria (1986–2006)
Orders
Ordination25 March 1944
Consecration9 June 1967
by Stéphanos I Sidarouss
Created cardinal21 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Bishop Patriarch
Personal details
Born
Andraos Ghattas

16 January 1920
Cheikh Zein-el-Dine, Girga Governorate, Egypt
Died20 January 2009 (aged 89)
Cairo, Egypt
BuriedCathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, Cairo
NationalityEgyptian
DenominationCoptic Catholic Church
Coat of arms
Sainthood
Venerated inCatholic Church
Title as SaintServant of God
Styles of
Stéphanos II Ghattas
Reference styleHis Beatitude
Spoken styleYour Beatitude
Informal styleCardinal

Stéphanos II Ghattas CM (Arabic: إسطفانوس الثاني غطاس) (16 January 1920 – 20 January 2009) was an eparch of the Coptic Catholic Church. From 1986 to 2006 he served as the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria. He was also a Cardinal. His canonization process has been initiated.