His Grace Bishop Angaelos
General Bishop of Coptic Orthodox Church
in the United Kingdom
Short Biography
HG Bishop Angaelos is a General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, the ancient Church of Egypt founded by Saint Mark the Apostle around 55 AD and the largest Christian denomination in the Middle East. His Grace was born in Cairo, Egypt and emigrated with his family to Australia; he spent his childhood and early life there, obtained his Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology, and went on to postgraduate studies in law whilst working in the same field. He returned to Egypt in 1990 to join the monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun where he was subsequently consecrated a monk by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III and served as Papal secretary to His Holiness until 1995, when he was delegated by His Holiness to serve as a parish priest in the United Kingdom, while at the same time paying particular attention to youth ministry.
In 1999 His Grace was consecrated as General Bishop whereupon he has continued to expand his ministry in and for the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom.
He travels extensively around the world lecturing to Coptic youth at various youth conventions and conferences.
HG Bishop Angaelos oversees the Church’s ecumenical and public relations in the United Kingdom and is active ecumenically at local, national and international levels, also working extensively in the area of inter-religious relations.
Since the 2011 uprising in Egypt His Grace has been asked to give many lectures and has done numerous interviews worldwide about the state of Egypt and Christianity in the Middle East.
Official Positions:
· Chair of the Council of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (COOC) (from July 2012)
· Co-chair of the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Regional Forum (AOORF)
· Co-founder and co-chair of the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Regional Forum (COORF)
· Co-chair and co-founder of the Lausanne Orthodox Initiative (from Oct 12)
· Trustee of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)
· Moderator of the Churches’ Inter-Religious Network (CIRN) for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)
· Scholar-Consultant on the Christian-Muslim Forum of England (CMF)
· Trustee of Aghapy TV UK
· Member of the Church of England General Synod from 2012
· Member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Religious Freedom (APPG) from 2012
· A member of the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Theological Commission
· A member of the Coptic Delegation to the World Council of Churches (WCC)
· A member of a number of consultation groups and think-tanks that directly input into matters related to Christians of the Middle East, and the life of the Christian Church in the United Kingdom
Patronages:
· Christian Solidarity Worldwide
· Christians Aware
· Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary
· The Apostolic Order of St Hadrian of Canterbury
· The SAT 7 Trust
· British Egyptian Public Affairs Committee
· Embrace The Middle East from June 2012
· Awareness Foundation from October 2012
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