Anba Angaelos

Bishop Anba Angaelos OBE is the Coptic Orthodox Bishop of London and Papal Legate to the UK and to Sydney and its Affiliated Regions.

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[1]
Cairo, Egypt[2]
NationalityBritish[1]
DenominationCoptic Orthodox
ResidenceUnited Kingdom

Early life

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

In 1990, Angaelos returned to Egypt to join the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun, where he was subsequently 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.[3]

He is a patron of the Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius.

Political Awards & Activism

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.[4][5]

In 2017, the Bishop was made a Knight Commander of the Order of Michael Archangel, by the Head of the Royal House of Ghassan. [6]


In 2021, Angaelos opposed plans by the government of New South Wales, where he was then residing, to introduce mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all church attendees.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Anba ANGAELOS - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. "Bishop Angaelos of London - Biography". Bishop Angaelos.org. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Malankara Orthodox Church of India/Malankara Nazrani". Marthoman.tv. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. United Kingdom: "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2015. p. B11.
  5. "Campaigning bishop is among people honoured in Hertfordshire". ITV Web site. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. "Coptic Bishop Angaelos receives the Order of Saint Michael Archangel in London".
  7. Ashraf Helmy (27 September 2021). "Coptic Bishop urges NSW Premier to reconsider mandating vaccination for church attendance". Watani. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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