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Biographical Information on 5 Papal Candidates

by David Bebawy, posted in Church News, Coptic, Coptic News, News, Personal News, Religion, Video

The 5 papal candidates are:

  1. H.G. Bishop Tawadros, General Auxiliary Bishop, Serves with H.E. Metropolitan Pakhomious in the Diocese of El Beheira
  2. H.G. Bishop Raphael, General Bishop, Serves with H.G. Bishop Moussa in the Downtown Cairo Churches
  3. Heg. Fr. Raphael Ava Mina, Monk Priest from St. Mina’s Monastery, Disciple to the Late Pope Cyril the Sixth
  4. Heg. Fr. Sarafim El-Souriani, Monk Priest from El Souryan Monastary
  5. Heg. Fr. Bakhamious El-Souriani, Monk Priest from El Souryan Monastary
Top Left: H.G. Bishop Rafael
Top Right: H.G. Bishop Tawadros
Bottom Left: Fr. Rafael Ava Mina
Bottom Center: Fr. Sarafim El-Souriani
Bottom Right: Fr. Bakhamious El-Souriani
CYC Video – Short Bios on 5 Papal Candidates

CYC Video – H.E. Metropolitan Pachomious speaks about the Papal Election

Short List of Papal Candidates

by David Bebawy, posted in Church News, Coptic, Coptic News, News, Personal News, Religion, Video

At a press conference on Saturday (October 13, 2012) afternoon in Wadi El-Natroun, headed by Bishop Pakhomious, our Coptic Orthodox Church announced the short list of 5 candidates in the running to become the next pope to succeed The Late Pope Shenouda III.

Two of the candidates are bishops and three are monks. The candidates are:

  • Heg. Fr. Bakhamious El-Souriani, Monk Priest from El Souryan Monastary
  • H.G. Bishop Tawadros, General Auxiliary Bishop, Serves with H.E. Metropolitan Pakhomious in the Diocese of El Beheira
  • H.G. Bishop Raphael, General Bishop, Serves with H.G. Bishop Moussa in the Downtown Cairo Churches
  • Heg. Fr. Raphael Ava Mina, Monk Priest from St. Mina’s Monastery, Disciple to the Late Pope Cyril the Sixth
  • Heg. Fr. Sarafim El-Souriani, Monk Priest from El Souryan Monastary
Top Left: H.G. Bishop Rafael
Top Right: H.G. Bishop Tawadros
Bottom Left: Fr. Rafael Ava Mina
Bottom Center: Fr. Sarafim El-Souriani
Bottom Right: Fr. Bakhamious El-Souriani
From Left to Right, H.G. Bishop Tawadros, H.G. Bishop Raphael, Fr. Bakhamious El-Souriani, Fr. Sarafim El-Souriani, Fr. Rafael Ava Mina
Short Video

Full Video

The timeline of the upcoming events in the papal election process are as follows:

  • Nov. 19-21 – A three-day fast for the upcoming Papal Election.
  • Nov. 24 – Papal Election, participants include 2,411 Coptic voters across the world.
  • Nov. 26-28 – A three-day fast for the upcoming Altar Lot.
  • Dec. 2 – Liturgical service at the St. Mark’s Cathedral in which the Altar Ballot will take place and the new pope will be chosen.
  • TBD – Enthronement Ceremony for the newly elected Pope

May God appoint for us a Pope, according to His choosing, to shepherd His people in purity and righteousness. Amen.

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Coptic Ordinations July 4, 2012

by David Bebawy, posted in Church News, Coptic, Coptic News, News, Religion, Video

H.E Metropolitan Pachomious, the Coptic Locum Tenens, along with the other bishops today participated in the ordinations of various clergy. In attendance was H.G. Bishop Demetrious, H.G. Bishop Youannis, H.G. Bishop Boles, H.G. Bishop David, H.G. Bishop Daniel of Sydney, and H.G. Bishop Saleeb.

They elevated 4 priests to the rank of Hegomen. Among them were:

  1. Fr. Mikhail Tobia of St. Mary Church in East Brunswick, NJ, USA
  2. Fr. Angelos Doss of St. Mary & St. Demiana Church in White Plains, NY, USA
  3. Fr. Guirguis Ghobrial of St. Mary Church in Baltimore, MA, USA
  4. Fr. Abraham Azmy of St. Mary & Archangel Michael Church in Hamden, CT, USA

Additionally 5 priests were ordained for service in North America:

  1. Fr. Isaac, formerly known as Maged Mossad of Connecticut, to serve St. Mary & Archangel Michael Church in Hamden, CT, USA
  2. Fr. Mark Ibrahim to serve in the Church in Detroit, MI, USA
  3. Fr. John Bekhit to serve in Morristown, NJ, USA
  4. Fr. Mina Assad to serve in Toronto, Canada
  5. Fr. John Boutros to serve the Church of St. Moses the Strong & St. Katherine in Toronto, Canada

May God strengthen His Church and her Ministers.