St. Paul
H.H. Pope Tawadros II
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II was born Wagih Sobhy Baky Soliman on November 4th, 1952 in Mansoura, Egypt. His father was an irrigation engineer and his family moved around during his childhood from Mansoura to Sohag and then to…
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…
Fr. Matthias Shehad
Fr. Matthias Shehad is the priest for St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Churches. H.G. Bishop Youssef, with the presence of H.G. Bishop Serapion, ordained him priest on June 28, 2015 and he has been serving within the Diocese of the…