St. Mark Clergy

St. Mark Clergy

The meaning of the word “Ministry” evolved during the period of time covered by the Holy Bible: from the days of Moses to the days of the Apostles. During the early days covered by the Old Testament, the word “minister” was used to designate someone attending a high ranking person. A most characteristic identification of the ministry is with the Levites priests in the Temple: “At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless his name, unto this day” (Deuteronomy 10:8).

Fr. Bishoy George

Hegomen Fr. Bishoy George is the senior priest for St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church. H.H. Pope Shenouda III ordained him priest on October 31, 1992 and on April 18, 2007, H.G. Bishop Youssef ordained Fr. Bishoy a Hegomen. We pray that…

Fr. Polycarpus Shoukry

Fr. Polycarpus Shoukry is the priest for St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church. H.G. Bishop Youssef ordained him priest on September 2, 2018 and he has been serving within the Diocese of the Southern United States since then. We pray that…

Fr. Makary Boutros

Fr. Makary Boutros is the priest for Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in La Vergne, TN. H.E. Metropolitan Youssef ordained him priest on July 23, 2023, with the presence of H.G. Bishop Peter, H.G. Bishop Basil and H.G. Bishop…

H.G. Bishop Gregory

Due to the expansion of the churches, communities, congregation and services in the diocese, Fr. Maximus Abba Moses was ordained as Episcopal Vicar for the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States for Texas and Arizona…

H.E. Metropolitan Youssef

Listening to the call of the Lord Jesus Christ, His Grace Bishop Youssef entered the monastic life in 1986 at the El-Souryan Monastery. He was ordained into the priesthood in 1988. Then in 1989, he came to the United States under the…

H.H. Pope Tawadros II

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II was born Wagih Sobhy Baky Soliman on November 4th, 1952 in Mansoura. His father was an irrigation engineer and his family moved around during his childhood from Mansoura to Sohag and then to Damanhour. He…