On June 7, 2009, the Feast the Pentecost, H.H. Pope Shenouda III, the gathered Metropolitans, and Bishops ordained many bishops and priests.

They enthroned 2 existing bishops for dioceses as follows:

H.G. Bishop Timothaeus (Timothy), on the Diocese of El ZaaZeh, Egypt

H.G. Bishop Abakir, on the Diocese of Sweden and all Scandinavia

They also ordained 7 new bishops as follows:

H.G. Bishop Michael, on the Diocese of Virginia, United States

H.G. Bishop Daniel, on the Monastery of St. Shenouda, Australia

H.G. Bishop Theodosius, a General Bishop in the Diocese of El Giza, Egypt

H.G. Bishop Salib, a General Bishop in the Diocese of Meet Gamr, Egypt

H.G. Bishop Marcorios. on the Diocese of Girga, Egypt

H.G. Bishop Botros (Peter), on the Diocese of Shebeen El Anater, Egypt

H.G. Bishop Mina, a General Bishop

While ordaining the bishops,  As he places the bishops crown on every new bishop, H.H. breathes onto their faces and recites, “…  He said to them, As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.  And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.  If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” (John 20:21-23)

They also ordained 37 new priests:

1. Father Daniel to serve Virgin Mary & St. Abraam’s Church in Ajax, Canada
2. Father Antonios, known as Nader Salib of East Brunswick, NJ to serve Virgin Mary & St. Kerolos’s Church in Pennsylvania, USA
3. Father John, formerly known as John Rizkalla of East Brunswick, NJ to serve Virgin Mary & St. Athanasius’ Church – Raritan, New Jersey, USA
4. Father Bishoy, known as Bishoy Lamie Mikhail to serve St. Antonios & St. Mina’s Church in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
5. Father Mina, known as Mina Attwa to serve St. Mark’s Church in Nairobi, Kenya
6. Father Steven to serve St. Moses the Black’s Church in Lusaka, Zambia
7. Father Antony to serve St. Antonios’s Church in Lambo, Congo
8. Father Kerolos (Cyril) to serve St. Mark’s Church in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt
9. Father Antonios (Anthony) to serve St. Mark’s Church in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt
10. Father Mikhail (Michael) to serve St. Mark’s Church in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt
11. Father Martiros to serve St. George’s Church in El Bortoeya, Egypt
12. Father Kerolos (Cyril) to serve St. George’s Church in El Bortoeya, Egypt
13. Father Mina to serve St. George’s Church in El Bortoeya, Egypt
14. Father Agnatios (Ignatius) to serve Vrigin Mary’s Church in Haret Zooela, Egypt
15. Father Polycarpos to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Garden City, Egypt
16. Father Yostos to serve St. Mark’s Church in Cleopatra, Cairo, Egypt
17. Father Antonios (Anthony) to serve St. Mark’s Church in Cleopatra, Cairo, Egypt
18. Father Mina to serve St. Mark’s Church in Cleopatra, Cairo, Egypt
19. Father Yousef (Joseph) to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Ard El Golf, Egypt
20. Father Youhanna (John) to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in El Sherooh, Cairo, Egypt
21. Father Angelos to serve Virgin Mary & St. Shenouda’s Church in Ard El Berka, Egypt
22. Father Gabrial (Gabriel) to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in El Uptamia, Cairo, Egypt
23. Father Rafael to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Deriaz, Cairo, Egypt
24. Father Ibraam (Abraham) to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Deriaz, Cairo, Egypt
25. Father Shenouda to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Deriaz, Cairo, Egypt
26. Father Moussa (Moses) to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Ezbet El Nakhl, Cairo, Egypt
27. Father Andrwais (Andrew) to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Ezbet El Nakhl, Cairo, Egypt
28. Father Philopateer to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Ezbet El Nakhl, Cairo, Egypt
29. Father Mina to serve St. George’s Church in Sawael, Luxor, Egypt
30. Father Ibraam (Abraham) to serve St. George’s Church in Sawael, Luxor, Egypt
31. Father Philopateer to serve Archangel Michael’s Church and Monastery in Kamoola, Luxor, Egypt
32. Father Moussa (Moses) to serve Archangel Michael’s Church and Monastery in Kamoola, Luxor, Egypt
33. Father Elia (Elijah) to serve St. Pachomios’s Church in Luxor, Egypt
34. Father Hedra to serve St. George’s Church in Armant, Egypt
35. Father Boules to serve Sinai, Egypt
36. Father Bishoy to serve St. Doolagi’s Church in Isna, Egypt
37. Father Gerges (George) to serve Virgin Mary’s Church in Mahat El Fatekat, Egypt

They also elevated 2 priests to the rank of Hegomen:

1. Father Youhanna to serve St. Mark’s Church in Cleopatra, Cairo, Egypt

2. Father Antonios to serve Virgin Mary & John the Beloved’s Church in El ZaaZeh, Egypt

May the Lord continue to bless His Church and increase her service. We congratulate His Holiness Pope Shenouda III on the ordinations of these new servants of Christ. We also congratulate the newly ordained fathers the bishops, hegomens, priests, their families, and the congregations of these blessed churches.

Bishop Ordinations Video

Priest & Hegomen Ordinations Video