- Bishop Serapion
Bishop Serapion of the
Los Angeles was born inAssiut onNovember 10 1951 . Following his graduation from the Faculty of Medicine at Assiut in 1975, Bishop Serapion formerly practiced medicine inAswan .Joining the Monastery
The Bishop joined the
Monastery of Saint Pishoy onApril 8 1979 .He was ordained
monk onAugust 6 1979 , and was ordainedpriest onJuly 18 1981 . Thereafter, onDecember 23 1982 , he was assigned to serve the Coptic congregation inZurich ,Lausanne , andGeneva ,Switzerland .General Bishop for social services
On
June 2 1985 , he was ordainedBishop for General and Social Services, since then he became a member ofThe Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria . During his tenure in this capacity he established three major departments designed for
# the growth and development of services,
# serving the family, and
# international relationship with other churches.Training centers were created to educate and train 300 workers every year in various trades, which helped in improving their standard of living. Numerous projects were founded and employed large numbers workers. Serving the Coptic families extended to rural areas and small villages where spiritual guidance, medical services, housing, and financial assistance were offered.
Bishop Serapion has represented the Coptic Orthodox Church at the International Council of Churches. He has established long term relationships with other churches in the
United States ,Canada , andItaly , and was the first Coptic bishop invited to attend the annual conference of the Church ofScotland .Bishop of Los Angeles
On
November 14 1995 atSaint Mark ’s Cathedral at Anba Rowiss Abbassia,Egypt ,Pope Shenouda III , consecrated Bishop Serapion to be Bishop of theDiocese of Los Angeles .On
December 23 1995 , he was enthroned by Bishop Sarabamon, Bishop Hedra, Bishop Rowiss, Bishop Mittaous, Bishop Youssef, andBishop Karas as Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii.ource
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*Copt s
*Coptic alphabet
*Coptic calendar
*Coptic iconography
*Coptic language
*Coptic music
*Coptic abstinence
*Coptic Orphans
*List of Patriarchs of Alexandria – prior to Chalcedon
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*The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
*Oriental Orthodoxy
*Eastern Orthodoxy
*Eastern Orthodox Church of Alexandria
*British Orthodox Church
*Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia
*Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada
*Coptic Orthodox Church in Europe
*Coptic Orthodox Church in South America
*Egypt
*The French Coptic Orthodox Church
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