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Angaelos
Archbishop Anba Angaelos is the Coptic Orthodox Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland, Archbishop of London and Papal Legate to the UK and to Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia, Sydney and its Affiliated Regions. Early Life Angaelos was born in Cairo, Egypt and emigrated with his family to Australia when he spent his childhood years. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in political science, philosophy and sociology, and went on to postgraduate studies in law whilst working in the same field. Religious Life In 1990, Angaelos returned to Egypt to join the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun, where he was subsequently consecrated a monk by Pope Shenouda III. He served as Papal secretary until 1995, and was then delegated by the Pope to serve as a parish priest in the United Kingdom. He was consecrated in 1999 as a General Bishop (Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church#Seniority, a rank between auxiliary bishop and chorbishop) in the United Kingdom of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coptic Orthodox Church In The United Kingdom
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria has several churches in Great Britain and Ireland under the jurisdiction of four diocesan bishops. The first liturgical service prayed in the British Isles took place in London on 10 August 1954, officiated by delegates attending the general assembly of the World Council of Churches. The foundation of the church and its establishment of a parish started with a liturgical service held in London in February 1969, prayed by the Bishop of Christian Education, Shenouda (later Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, the 117th pope of the church). Regular services only began in 1971 when the first resident Coptic priest, Father Antuniyus al-Suryani (later Metropolitan Pakhomious of Beheira), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Saint Andrew's Church, Holborn, London. In 1976, the church council purchased a building in Kensington, establishing the Coptic Orthodox parish of St Mark; this was served by three monastic priests, who later on became members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
