12 Facts About Antonios Naguib

Antonios I Naguib was the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria from 2006 to 2013.

Antonios Naguib was bishop of Minya in Egypt from 1977 to 2002.

Antonios Naguib returned to Egypt and was ordained to the Coptic Catholic priesthood in 1960.

Antonios Naguib was Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Maadi seminary from 1964 to 1977.

Antonios Naguib worked with a group of scholars to prepare a translation of the New Testament into modern standard Arabic.

Antonios Naguib 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.

Antonios Naguib was made a cardinal patriarch at the consistory of 20 November 2010; until Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi was made a cardinal on 24 November 2012, Antonios Naguib was the only incumbent Eastern Catholic Patriarch eligible to vote in a papal conclave.

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

Antonios Naguib suffered from partial paralysis and had difficulty speaking.

Antonios Naguib resigned as Patriarch on 15 January 2013 and was succeeded by Kyrillos William, Bishop of Assiut.

Antonios Naguib was one of the cardinal electors at the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.

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