London, November 2014. On behalf of the Order’s Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Castro, The Delegate for Great Britain and Ireland, HE Anthony Bailey, announced that His Grace Bishop Angaelos has been decreed to the rank and dignity of Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Francis I.
Bishop Angaelos was consecrated in 1999 as a General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, the church of Egypt founded by Mark the Apostle around 55 AD and the largest Christian denomination in the Middle East. His Grace was born in Egypt and joined the monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun where he was subsequently consecrated a monk by Pope Shenouda III. He served as Papal secretary until 1995, when he was delegated by the Pope Shenouda to serve as a parish priest in the United Kingdom. He is also Patriarchal Exarch for the Youth Ministry at the Patriarchal Center and the Coptic Orthodox Theological College at Stevenage. Bishop Angaelos travels extensively around the world lecturing to Coptic youth at various youth conventions and conferences.