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Antonios Naguib

His Beatitude and Eminence

Antonios I Naguib
أنطونيوس نجيب
Cardinal Patriarch of Alexandria
ChurchCoptic Catholic Church
ArchdioceseAlexandria
SeeAlexandria
Elected30 March 2006
Term ended15 January 2013
PredecessorStéphanos II Ghattas
SuccessorIbrahim Isaac Sidrak
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination30 October 1960
Consecration9 September 1977
by Stephanos I Sidarouss
Created cardinal20 November 2010
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Bishop Patriarch
Personal details
Born
Antonios Naguib

(1935-03-18)18 March 1935
Samalut, Egypt
Died28 March 2022(2022-03-28) (aged 87)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
DenominationCoptic Catholic Church

Antonios I Naguib (Arabic: أنطونيوس نجيب; 18 March 1935 – 28 March 2022) was the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria from 2006 to 2013. He was made a cardinal in 2010. He was bishop of Minya in Egypt from 1977 to 2002.

Biography

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Naguib was born in Samalut, Egypt. From 1953 to 1958, he studied at the interritual seminary of Maadi, Cairo, and then at the Pontifical Urbaniana College in Rome. He returned to Egypt and was ordained to the Coptic Catholic priesthood in 1960. After being pastor for a year at Fikryak, Minya, he returned to Rome and obtained licentiates in theology in 1962 and in scripture in 1964. He was Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Maadi seminary from 1964 to 1977. He worked with a group of scholars to prepare a translation of the New Testament into modern standard Arabic.[1]

He became Bishop of Minya in Egypt in 1977, a post he held until he resigned because of poor health in 2002 at the age of 67.[2] On 30 March 2006 he was elected Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts, after Patriarch Stéphanos II Ghattas retired from that office in March 2006. Pope Benedict XVI acceded to his appointment on 7 April 2006.[3]

In April 2010, Naguib tendered his resignation to the Holy Synod upon reaching the retirement age of 75, but the Holy Synod unanimously refused to accept it and asked him to continue his duties as head of the Coptic Catholic Church.[4]

Pope Benedict named him Relator General (recording secretary) of the October 2010 special assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, held at the Vatican.[5]

Naguib was made a cardinal patriarch at the consistory of 20 November 2010;[6] until Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi was made a cardinal on 24 November 2012, Naguib was the only incumbent Eastern Catholic Patriarch eligible to vote in a papal conclave.[citation needed] On 29 December 2010, he was named a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.[7]

On 13 October 2011, after attacks by the military against peaceful protesters in Cairo and reported denials of Christian building permits, Naguib urged fraternity among Egyptians of different faiths and expressed his confidence in the country's transitional government.[8]

Naguib suffered a stroke on 31 December 2011. He suffered from partial paralysis and had difficulty speaking. Although Naguib's health improved slowly with the help of physiotherapy, he had to undergo further brain surgery. He resigned as Patriarch on 15 January 2013 and was succeeded by Kyrillos William, Bishop of Assiut.[9][10]

Naguib was one of the cardinal electors at the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.[11] During the procession and oath taking prior to the doors being shut, Naguib was bareheaded and wore predominantly black vestments proper to the Coptic Catholic Church since he was one of the four cardinal-electors during that conclave who were from outside the Latin Church. The other three cardinal-electors from outside the Latin Church were Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop George Alencherry, and Syro-Malankara Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis and they too, wore distinct vestments proper to their respective churches.[12]

Naguib died in Cairo following a long illness on 28 March 2022 at the age of 87.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Glatz, Carol (28 March 2022). "Cardinal Naguib, retired patriarch of Coptic Catholic Church, dies at 87". Crux. Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.10.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "CONCESSIONE DELL'"ECCLESIASTICA COMMUNIO" AL PATRIARCA DI ALESSANDRIA DEI COPTI CATTOLICI, 08.04.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ^ "NAGUIB H.B. Card. Antonios". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.04.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals]. The Holy See (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.12.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Leader of Egypt's Catholics urges fraternity after attack". Zenit. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011.
  9. ^ Wooden, Cindy (18 January 2013). "Pope Recognizes New Coptic Catholic Patriarch". CNEWA. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Egypt's Patriarch Naguib resigns". La Stampa. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. ^ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. ^ Procession and entrance in Conclave on YouTube
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Isaac Ghattas
 Bishop of Minya
1977–2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria
2006–2013