The Catholic population in Egypt is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population in Egypt. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the British control of Egypt, however many returned to Europe after the 1952 Revolution in Egypt, which also caused the overthrow and exile of King Farouk of Egypt. Catholics in Egypt belong to seven distinct ritual Particular Churches, the largest being the Coptic Catholic Church, led by its Patriarch of Alexandria.
The majority of the Christians in Egypt are members of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The population of Catholics in Egypt makes up less than 1% of the total Egyptian population, which is roughly 75 million people, including Italian Egyptians.
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