Beni Suef Governor Samir Seif al-Yazal has reportedly asked Coptic Bishop Estifanos of the Al-Fashn Church to abide by government-approved blueprints for a new church currently being built in the area.
“The municipal council found that the contractor was building a dome that was not in the approved schematics for the church,” the governor said, noting that he had tasked a technical committee with reviewing the blueprints.
Church officials welcomed the governor’s remarks, saying they would submit a new church design for approval that included a dome.
According to Al-Fashn Municipal Council President Ahmed Eita, no demolition order has been issued for what has already been built.
“The contractor only erected the dome's wooden frame,” he said. “So we asked them to halt construction.”
“The new design must be approved by the competent authorities in Cairo,” Eita added.
Translated from the Arabic Edition.
