Stéphanos II Ghattas
Stéphanos II Ghattas إسطفانوس الثاني غطاس | |
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| Cardinal Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria | |
| Church | Coptic Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Alexandria |
| See | Alexandria |
| Appointed | 8 June 1986 |
| Term ended | 27 March 2006 |
| Predecessor | Stéphanos I Sidarouss |
| Successor | Antonios I Naguib |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1944 |
| Consecration | 9 June 1967 by Stéphanos I Sidarouss |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop Patriarch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andraos Ghattas 16 January 1920 Cheikh Zein-el-Dine, Girga Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | 20 January 2009 (aged 89) Cairo, Egypt |
| Buried | Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, Cairo |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Denomination | Coptic Catholic Church |
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| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
| Styles of Stéphanos II Ghattas | |
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| Reference style | His Beatitude |
| Spoken style | Your Beatitude |
| Religious style | His Holiness |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Stéphanos II Ghattas CM (Arabic: إسطفانوس الثاني غطاس) (16 January 1920 – 20 January 2009) was an Egyptian Catholic prelate who served as the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria from 1986 to 2006. He was a member of the Congregation of the Mission and was made a cardinal in 2001. His cause for canonization was initiated after his death.