Coptic Bishop Ordinations – June 12, 2016

The Divine Liturgy in which there will be Bishop Ordinations officiated by H.H. Pope Tawadros II will take place in St. Mary’s Church in Zeitun, Egypt on June 12, 2016. The liturgy will begin at approximately 7:00AM Cairo Time.

H.H. Pope Tawadros II will ordain the following fathers as Bishops:

  1. Fr. Moussa St. Moses as H.G. Bishop Peter, to serve a new diocese in the USA covering North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky.
  2. Fr. Ishak Boulos as H.G. Bishop Abraham, General Bishop to serve in the Diocese of L.A. & Hawaii with H.E. Metropolitan Serapion.
  3. Fr. John Paul Abdelsayed as H.G. Bishop Kyrillos, General Bishop to serve in the Diocese of L.A. & Hawaii with H.E. Metropolitan Serapion.
MeSAT Coverage of Vespers of the Coptic Bishop Ordinations – June 11, 2016

MeSAT Coverage of Liturgy of the Coptic Bishop Ordinations – June 12, 2016

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Coptic Metropolitan Ordinations – February 28, 2016

The Divine Liturgy in which there will be Metropolitan Ordinations officiated by H.H. Pope Tawadros II will take place in St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria, Egypt on February 28, 2016. The liturgy will begin at approximately 7:00AM Cairo Time.

H.H. Pope Tawadros II elevated many of our fathers the bishops to the rank of Metropolitan. He also ordained and elevated Fr. Theodore El-Antony as Metropolitan over the See and Diocese of the Holy City of Jerusalem. Their eminences where elevated as follows:

  1. H.E. Metropolitan Paphnotius, Metropolitan of the Diocese of Samalout and its vicinities
  2. H.E. Metropolitan Benjamin, Metropolitan of the Diocese of Menoufia and its vicinities
  3. H.E. Metropolitan Tadros, Metropolitan of the Diocese of Port Said and its vicinities
  4. H.E. Metropolitan Serapion, Metropolitan of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Hawaii, and its vicinities
  5. H.E. Metropolitan Kyrillos, Metropolitan of the Diocese of Milan, Italy and its vicinities
  6. H.E. Metropolitan Athanasius, Metropolitan of the Diocese of France and its vicinities
  7. H.E. Metropolitan Antonious, Metropolitan of the Holy See and Diocese of the Holy City of Jerusalem and its vicinities
CTV Coverage of Vespers of the Coptic Metropolitan Ordinations – February 28, 2016

CTV Coverage of Liturgy of the Coptic Metropolitan Ordinations – February 28, 2016

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Coptic Clergy Ordinations – December 19, 2015

The Divine Liturgy in which there will be Clergy Ordinations officiated by  H.H. Pope Tawadros II will take place in St. Mary & St. Athanasius Church in Medinat Nasr, Cairo, Egypt on December 19, 2015. The liturgy will begin at approximately 7:00AM Cairo Time.

MeSAT Coverage of the Coptic Clergy Ordinations – December 19, 2015

H.H. Pope Tawadros will ordain 6 priests, including:

  • David Habib to serve St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
  • John Ibrahim to serve St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
  • Mina Dimitri to serve St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

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