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'''DIOCESE OF EGYPT'''

Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Egypt|Egypt]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]]

suppressed 2020 and split into 4 dioceses under the newly established [[Province of Alexandria]]

[[File:egyptanglican.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]

===Official blazon===
Barry wavy azure and argent, cape sable; on a chief or, the lion of St Mark guardant beyween two cross crosslets all gules.

===Origin/meaning===
The Waves alludes to the River Nile and the Cape to the Pyramids, main features of Egypt. The Lion of St Mark symbolize that according to tradition St Mark brought Christianity to Egypt.

The Diocese is part of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, together with the dioceses of Jerusalem, Cyprus and the Gulf; and Iran.
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:

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{{media}}  Blason from Armoria Sedium by Michael Francis McCarthy. Image from https://ecclesiasticalheraldry.weebly.com

[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Egypt]]
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]]