# Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac meets Coptic Orthodox bishops in Qusiya

The Coptic Catholic Patriarch received Orthodox bishops during a pastoral visit to the Qusiya Diocese.

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By the Church Desk of Coptic News.

- Published: 26 October 2026, 17:58 New York time (2026-10-26T21:58:57+00:00)

## Key points

- Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac received bishops of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Qusiya during a pastoral visit to the Qusiya Diocese.
- The meeting included Anba Markos William, Anba Basilios Fawzy, and Anba Daniel Lutfi alongside several priests.
- The second group of the annual spiritual retreat for the Franciscan friars concluded in El Tuwayrat, Qena, between 19 and 22 October.

## Meeting participants

According to the Catholic Church in Egypt, the meeting included Anba Markos William, Bishop of the Qusiya Diocese for Coptic Catholics, Anba Basilios Fawzy, Bishop of the Minya Diocese for Coptic Catholics, and Anba Daniel Lutfi, Bishop of the Assiut Diocese for Coptic Catholics, with a number of priests present. The meeting also included Anba Thomas, Bishop of the Qusiya Diocese for Coptic Orthodox, Anba Theophilus, Bishop of the Manfalut Diocese for Coptic Orthodox, and Anba (name not given), Bishop and Head of the Al-Muharraq Monastery for Coptic Orthodox, the Catholic Church in Egypt reported.

Al-Dostor reported that the second group of the annual spiritual retreat for the Franciscan friars concluded between 19 and 22 October at the Monastery of the Franciscan Elisabethine Sisters in El Tuwayrat, Qena.

## Sources

1. [غبطة البطريرك الأنبا إبراهيم إسحق يستقبل أساقفة الكنيسة القبطية الأرثوذكسية بالقوصية](<https://catholic-eg.com/%d8%ba%d8%a8%d8%b7%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%b7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%83-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%87%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%a5%d8%b3%d8%ad%d9%82-%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%aa-39/>), Catholic Church in Egypt. Published 2026-10-22. Accessed 2026-10-25.
2. [البطريرك الأنبا إبراهيم إسحق يستقبل أساقفة الكنيسة القبطية الأرثوذكسية بأسيوط غبطة البطريرك الأنبا إبراهيم إسحق يستقبل أساقفة الكنيسة القبطية الأرثوذكسية بأسيوط](<https://www.dostor.org/5748535>), Al-Dostor. Published 2026-10-22. Accessed 2026-10-22.

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