Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut
His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Mikhail | |
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Lycopolis ), comprising:
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| Appointed | 25 August 1946 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 November 1939 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matias el Makary 7 April 1921 Coptic Orthodox |
| Residence | Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Asyut |
| Previous post(s) | Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great |
Metropolitan Mikhail (
Scetes, Lower Egypt until early 2009, when he decided to resign this responsibility due to his failing health and also due to the demise of Matta El-Meskeen, the Chief Hegumen in-charge of the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
in 2008.
Metropolitan Mikhail was born "Matyas Hanna" in 1921, in the poor family of Egyptian Coptic Christians in the village of "Al-Rahmaniya", in the district of "Nag Hammadi" in "Qena" Governorate.[1] He became a monk of the Monastery of St. Macarius the Great on 19 February 1939, taking the name Matyas al-Maqari.[2] He was ordained priest on 17 November 1939.[3] He studied in the Monastic School of Helwan from 1942–1944.
He served as Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan of
He died on 23 November 2014 in Asyut, Egypt.
See also
- List of Copts
- The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church
- Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
References
- ^ "الرئيسية - المصريون".
- ^ a b "Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut (1920-2014) | Archive of Contemporary Coptic Orthodox Theology". 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Welcome anbawissa.org - Hostmonster.com". www.anbawissa.org. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Иерархия церквей | Древние Восточные церкви". www.hierarchy.religare.ru. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Sources
- Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut (1920-2014) | Archive of Contemporary Coptic Orthodox Theology (St Cyril's Coptic Orthodox Theological College)
- The Holy Synod (in Arabic and English)
- http://www.anbawissa.org/vb/showthread.php?t=11930 (in Arabic)
- http://www.hierarchy.religare.ru/h-aincvost-monofiz.html (in Russian)