Bishops from our Monastery
Axios! From among the monks of St. Mary & St. Moses Abbey, the church has received bishops — raised to the episcopate under the care of His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef, Abbot of the Abbey.
His Grace Bishop Peter
Born in 1974 and holding a bachelor's degree from New Jersey, His Grace Bishop Peter — in monasticism the monk Moussa Abba Moses — worked at several companies before answering the call to the monastic life. In 2005 he joined St. Mary & St. Moses Abbey under then-Bishop Youssef, the first monk to enter this Abbey, and was later ordained to the priesthood.
Awarded the rank of Hegumen in February 2016, he served the Abbey as its Administrative Director and then for seven years as Associate Director, with care of the Abbey's library. He was later chosen as the first bishop to be ordained from this Abbey — consecrated Bishop Peter by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II over the new Diocese of North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky and its surrounding areas. His spiritual father is Metropolitan Youssef. Axios, Axios, Axios Bishop Peter!
His Grace Bishop Basil
Born and raised in New Jersey, His Grace Bishop Basil entered the monastic life in 2008 at St. Mary & St. Moses Abbey. He was consecrated a monk in 2009 and ordained to the priesthood in 2011.
In 2016 he was appointed by then-Bishop Youssef as Episcopal Vicar for the state of Florida. In 2018 he was elevated to the rank of Hegumen and, later that same year, ordained a general bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States, where he continues to serve. Axios, Axios, Axios Bishop Basil!
His Grace Bishop Gregory
Born in Egypt and raised in Montreal, Canada, His Grace Bishop Gregory was called to the monastic life in 2007. He first entered St. Antony Monastery in California, then transferred to St. Mary & St. Moses Abbey in 2009. He was consecrated a monk in 2011 and ordained to the priesthood in 2016.
In 2017 he was appointed Episcopal Vicar for the states of Texas and Arizona. In 2018 he was elevated to the rank of Hegumen and, later that same year, ordained a general bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States, where he continues to serve. Axios, Axios, Axios Bishop Gregory!