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Angaelos OBE | |
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Bishop | |
Installed | 14 November 1999 |
Other post(s) | Member of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1999 |
Consecration | Consecrated by Pope Shenouda III |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 57–58) Cairo, Egypt |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox |
Residence | United Kingdom |
Bishop Angaelos OBE is the Coptic Orthodox Bishop of London and Papal Legate to the UK.
Early life
Angaelos was born in Cairo, Egypt and emigrated with his family to Australia, where 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 (a rank between auxiliary bishop and chorbishop) in the United Kingdom of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He was then enthroned as the first Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London (ecclesial title given by Pope Tawadros II) on 18 November 2017
Political awards and activism
In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, Angaelos was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to international religious freedom.
Archbishop Angaelos is President of Bible Society
See also
References
- ^ "Anba ANGAELOS - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Bishop Angaelos of London - Biography". Bishop Angaelos.org. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Our Bishop | The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre UK". www.copticorthodox.london. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- "Malankara Orthodox Church of India/Malankara Nazrani". Marthoman.tv. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- "Our Archbishop | the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre UK".
- United Kingdom: "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2015. p. B11.
- "Campaigning bishop is among people honoured in Hertfordshire". ITV Web site. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- "Meet our New President". www.biblesociety.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London
- Interviewed on ANN TV 2015 discusses Christian Minorities and Modern Citizenship
- 1967 births
- Living people
- British Oriental Orthodox Christians
- British anti-vaccination activists
- Coptic Orthodox bishops
- Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom
- Egyptian emigrants to England
- 21st-century Oriental Orthodox archbishops
- 20th-century Oriental Orthodox bishops
- Australian people of Coptic descent
- Egyptian emigrants to Australia
- Australian emigrants to England
- English people of Coptic descent
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire