Ordination of Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim
On Sunday, February 11, 2007, at Saint Demiana Church in San Diego, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained Archdeacon Kyrillos Ibrahim, now Fr.Kyrillos Ibrahim, as a priest for the Diocese of Los Angeles to serve Saint Demiana Church in San Diego. Participating in the Ordination was His Grace Bishop Youssef, Bishop of the Diocese of Southern USA, along with Fr. Matthias Farid, Fr. Felimon Mikhail, Fr. Mina Wahba, Fr. Macarious Shehata, Fr. Gregory Bishay. The New – …
Ordination of Archdeacon Zacharia Hanna
On Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Saint Mary & Saint Athanasius Church in Northridge, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained Ramsis Hanna, now Arch. Zacharia Hanna as an Archdeacon for the Diocese of Los Angeles to serve the newcomers and senior citizens of Saint Mary & Saint Athanasius Church in Northridge. Archdeacon Zacharia was born in 1939 and immigrated to the United States from Egypt in 1988 and has been serving at Saint Mary & Saint – …
Ordination of Fr. Youhanna Maurice Youssef
On Wednesday, October 13, 2004, H.H. Pope Shenouda III ordained the deacon, Magdy Maurice, as a priest to serve in the Diocese of Los Angeles, and he was given the name "Fr. Youhanna." Their graces Bishop Serapion, Bishop Youanis, Bishop Armia, and Bishop Apakir participated in the prayers of the ordination, which took place at the church in the Archdiocese at Anba Roweis in Cairo. On the same day, the new priest went to St. – …
Ordination of Fr. Mina Ghebrial
On Sunday, April 29, 2007, at Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church in Santa Monica, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained Archdeacon Mina Ghebrial, now Fr.Mina Ghebrial, as a priest for the Diocese of Los Angeles to serve Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church in Santa Monica. Participating in the Ordination was His Grace Bishop Youssef, Bishop of the Diocese of Southern USA, as well as His Grace Bishop Sarabamon, and His Grace Bishop Cherobim. The – …
Ordination of Fr. Isaac Androus
On Sunday, January 11, 2004, H.G. Bishop Serapion ordained the blessed servant, Isaac Androus, as a priest in the Diocese of Los Angeles. He was given the name, Fr. Essac. This blessed event took place at Saint George Church in Bellflower. From our sister Church, H.E. Archbishop Eugene Kaplan, Patriarchal Vicar of the Western Diocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church participated in the blessed ordination. Following the ordination, the new priest traveled to Egypt to – …