Bishop Kyrillos (Arabic نيافة الأنبا كيرلس ) (formerly Fr. John Paul Abdelsayed) is the first American-born bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church.[1] He serves as General Bishop of Christian Education for the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii.[2] He is also the Dean of St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School in Anaheim, California. He also serves as the Head of the Sub-Committee for Ecumenical Dialogue (Discussion with other Churches) within the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church.[3]
Auxiliary Bishop of Christian Education for the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii and Dean of the St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School
Hany Abdelsayed, later Bishop Kyrillos, was born in Los Angeles, California.[4] He obtained a Bachelor of Science in communication studies from UCLA.[1] While at UCLA, he and his twin brother Nagui Abdelsayed (now Fr. David Abdelsayed) spearheaded the first formal Coptic Clubs in Southern California in 1993.[4] After his graduation from UCLA, he obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1][2] He practised law before serving as a consecrated deacon from 2000 to 2002.[1]
St. Paul Brotherhood
On October 20, 2002, he was ordained as a celibate priest by Bishop Serapion for St. Paul Brotherhood, joining Fr. Isaac Paul (now Bishop Abraham) as the second member of the order. While serving in this capacity, he also earned two master's degrees in Theology from Holy Cross Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, and a Ph.D. in History of Christianity from the University of Notre Dame, School of Theology in Indiana.[1][2] He also served at St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in Riverside for several years and was involved in ecumenical dialogue with several other denominations.[1] During this time, he published many books and worked to establish a theology school as well as a central education department for the diocese.
Department of Christian Education
Metropolitan Serapion and Bishop Kyrillos established the Department of Christian Education,[5] with a core Sunday School Curriculum, Diaconate Program, Servants Preparation Program, and a special program for children 8–13 on advanced subjects such as Church History, Theology, and Apologetics.[5]
Episcopate
Following the elevation of Metropolitan Serapion, Fathers Isaac Paul and John Paul (Bishops Abraham and Kyrillos, respectively) were chosen to be consecrated as auxiliary bishops for the Metropolis of Los Angeles. In preparation for this, Metropolitan Serapion elevated them to the priestly dignity of Hegumen on March 14, 2016.[1][2] On Thomas Sunday, May 8, 2016, they were tonsured as monks by Bishop Sarabamon at the monastery of Abba Antony in Yermo, California.[1] Finally, they were consecrated as general bishops to aid Metropolitan Serapion on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Mary in Zeitoun, Egypt by Pope Tawadros II.[1][2]
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This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Bishop Kyrillos news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bishop Kyrillos Arabic نيافة الأنبا كيرلس formerly Fr John Paul Abdelsayed is the first American born bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church 1 He serves as General Bishop of Christian Education for the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles Southern California and Hawaii 2 He is also the Dean of St Athanasius and St Cyril Theological School in Anaheim California He also serves as the Head of the Sub Committee for Ecumenical Dialogue Discussion with other Churches within the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church 3 His GraceKyrillosAuxiliary Bishop of Christian Education for the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles Southern California and Hawaii and Dean of the St Athanasius and St Cyril Theological SchoolBishop KyrillosChurchCoptic Orthodox ChurchMetropolisCoptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles Southern California and HawaiiOrdersOrdination20 October 2002 by Bishop SerapionConsecration12 June 2016by Pope Tawadros IIRankGeneral BishopPersonal detailsBornHany AbdelsayedLos Angeles CaliforniaDenominationCoptic Orthodox ChristianAlma materGeorgetown LawThis article contains Arabic text Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols Contents 1 Early life and education 2 St Paul Brotherhood 3 Department of Christian Education 4 Episcopate 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life and education EditHany Abdelsayed later Bishop Kyrillos was born in Los Angeles California 4 He obtained a Bachelor of Science in communication studies from UCLA 1 While at UCLA he and his twin brother Nagui Abdelsayed now Fr David Abdelsayed spearheaded the first formal Coptic Clubs in Southern California in 1993 4 After his graduation from UCLA he obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center 1 2 He practised law before serving as a consecrated deacon from 2000 to 2002 1 St Paul Brotherhood EditOn October 20 2002 he was ordained as a celibate priest by Bishop Serapion for St Paul Brotherhood joining Fr Isaac Paul now Bishop Abraham as the second member of the order While serving in this capacity he also earned two master s degrees in Theology from Holy Cross Orthodox School of Theology in Boston and a Ph D in History of Christianity from the University of Notre Dame School of Theology in Indiana 1 2 He also served at St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in Riverside for several years and was involved in ecumenical dialogue with several other denominations 1 During this time he published many books and worked to establish a theology school as well as a central education department for the diocese Department of Christian Education EditMetropolitan Serapion and Bishop Kyrillos established the Department of Christian Education 5 with a core Sunday School Curriculum Diaconate Program Servants Preparation Program and a special program for children 8 13 on advanced subjects such as Church History Theology and Apologetics 5 Episcopate EditFollowing the elevation of Metropolitan Serapion Fathers Isaac Paul and John Paul Bishops Abraham and Kyrillos respectively were chosen to be consecrated as auxiliary bishops for the Metropolis of Los Angeles In preparation for this Metropolitan Serapion elevated them to the priestly dignity of Hegumen on March 14 2016 1 2 On Thomas Sunday May 8 2016 they were tonsured as monks by Bishop Sarabamon at the monastery of Abba Antony in Yermo California 1 Finally they were consecrated as general bishops to aid Metropolitan Serapion on Sunday June 12 2016 at the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Mary in Zeitoun Egypt by Pope Tawadros II 1 2 See also EditCoptic Orthodox Church in the United States Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles Southern California and HawaiiReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i Samaan Moses June 20 2016 Bishop Kyrillos Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles Southern California and Hawaii Archived from the original on 2016 06 24 a b c d e His Grace Bishop Kyrillos General Bishop for Los Angeles USA St Takla org in Arabic Archived from the original on 2020 08 10 Retrieved 2021 06 14 Bishop Kyrillos Coptic Orthodox Church Retrieved 2021 06 02 a b History of Coptic Clubs in Southern California Coptic Clubs a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b About the Department of Christian Education Christian Education Department Archived from the original on 2019 02 12 Retrieved 2021 06 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bishop Kyrillos amp oldid 1131385033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
