Abu Qirqas

Abu Qirqas ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲟⲣⲕⲁⲥ مركز ابو قرقاص
Abu Qirqas Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27°56′N 30°49′E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Minya
Area
• Total	2,400 sq mi (6,100 km^2)
Population  (2001)
• Total	399,620
• Density	150/sq mi (58/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Abu Qirqas or Abu Qurqas is a subdivision (markaz) of Minya Governorate of Egypt. It is situated on the west bank of the Nile, opposite of the historic site of Beni Hasan.

The population of Abu Qirqas is around 400,000 inhabitants. The city has an important sugar factory.

Name

The name is spelled in Arabic: ابو قرقاص. The Coptic: ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲟⲣⲕⲁⲥ Late Coptic: [ɑpoˈkorkɑs], probably from ⲁⲡⲁ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ apa georgios Late Coptic: [ˈɑpɑ ɡæˈ(w)oːrɡi(j)os].

Administrative divisions

Abu Qirqas comprises eight local administrative units:

• Abioha
• Abu Qirqas El Balad
• Atlidem
• Beni Ebeid
• Beni Hassan El Shorouk
• Beni Moussa
• Greis
• Nazlet Asmant
• gawargy

Coptic Catholic Eparchy

On 7 January 2020 an Eparchy (Eastern Catholic Diocese) of Abu Qurqas was established on territory split off from the Minya. Its episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Antoine et Saint-Paul.

Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops of Abu Qurqas)

• Bechara Giuda Matarana, O.F.M. (7 January 2020 - present)^[1]

27°56′N 30°50′E

References

1. "Eparchy of Abu Qurqas Erected in Egypt". ZENIT. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

External links

• http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/abuq0.htm