Dispatches from the scholarly frontier
Learn about the fathers who served the monastery in prayer, guidance, and stewardship.
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Anba Shenouda is considered the first bishop to be ordained from among the monks of the Monastery of Anba Bishoy. He was ordained by Pope Cyril II in 1087 AD, when he was consecrated Bishop of Fustat (Cairo).
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He was consecrated as Bishop of the See of Menoufia on March 1, 1931, by His Holiness Pope John XIX.
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Bishop of the Monastery of St. George in Khatatba. He became a monk at the Monastery of the Syrians on July 30, 1967, taking the name Monk Bemoa the Syrian. He was then ordained a priest and appointed secretary of the Monastery of St. Bishoy on June 18, 1978, taking the name Priest Bemoa of St. Bishoy. He was also consecrated a chorepiscopus for the ancient monasteries and played a significant role in the restoration of the Monastery of St. George in Rizeiqat, Luxor. He was then consecrated Bishop of the Monastery of St. George in Khatatba on June 11, 1995, and passed away peacefully on March 30, 2002.
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Bishop of Suez. He became a monk at the Monastery of Saint Macarius on August 25, 1971, then settled at the Monastery of Saint Bishoy where he was ordained a priest with the name Father Agapius Anba Bishoy. He was consecrated a bishop on May 29, 1977.
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Bishop of Mallawi. He became a monk on June 23, 1972, taking the name Father Antonios Anba Bishoy. He was consecrated a general bishop on May 22, 1975, and then enthroned as Bishop of Mallawi on June 13, 1976. He passed away peacefully on May 19, 1986.
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Bishop of St. Anthony's Church in California. He became a monk on November 14, 1981, taking the name Monk Karas Anba Bishoy. He was consecrated a bishop on June 6, 1993, and passed away peacefully on January 17, 2002.
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Bishop of Sinai. He became a monk at the Monastery of Saint Macarius on August 25, 1973, then settled at the Monastery of Saint Bishoy where he was ordained a priest with the name Father Makary Anba Bishoy. He was consecrated a bishop on November 14, 1996, and then passed away peacefully on July 25, 2000.