Anba Angaelos

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[edit]

Angaelos was born in Cairo, Egypt and emigrated with his family to Australia when 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[edit]

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 Bishop of London[5] (ecclesial title given by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II) on 18 November 2017

Political Awards & Activism[edit]

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]

In 2017, the Bishop was made a Knight Commander of the Order of Michael Archangel, by the Head of the Royal House of Ghassan. [5]

His Grace Bishop Angaelos is President of Bible Society[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "Coptic Bishop Angaelos receives the Order of Saint Michael Archangel in London". 24 October 2017.
  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.

External links[edit]

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