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Angaelos

OBE
Bishop
Installed14 November 1999
Other post(s)Member of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Orders
Ordination1999
ConsecrationConsecrated by Pope Shenouda III
Personal details
Born1967 (age 56–57)[1]
Cairo, Egypt[2]
NationalityBritish[1]
DenominationCoptic Orthodox
ResidenceUnited Kingdom

[3]Bishop Angaelos OBE is the Coptic Orthodox Bishop of London and Papal Legate to the UK.

Early life

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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.[2]

Religious life

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In 1990, Angaelos returned to Egypt to join the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun, where he was subsequently[when?] 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.[2] 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.[4] He was then enthroned as the first Coptic Orthodox Archbishop[5] of London (ecclesial title given by Pope Tawadros II) on 18 November 2017

Political awards and activism

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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.[6][7]

Archbishop Angaelos is President of Bible Society[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Anba ANGAELOS - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Bishop Angaelos of London - Biography". Bishop Angaelos.org. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Bishop | The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre UK". www.copticorthodox.london. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Malankara Orthodox Church of India/Malankara Nazrani". Marthoman.tv. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Our Archbishop | the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre UK".
  6. ^ United Kingdom: "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2015. p. B11.
  7. ^ "Campaigning bishop is among people honoured in Hertfordshire". ITV Web site. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Meet our New President". www.biblesociety.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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