Listening to the call of the Lord Jesus Christ, His Grace Bishop Youssef entered the monastic life in 1986 at the El-Souryan Monastery. He was ordained into the priesthood in 1988. Then in 1989, he came to the United States under the auspices of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Holy…

Fr. Theodore Ghaly was ordained as a priest on October 10, 2015 by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II in the presence of His Grace Bishop Youssef and other bishops. Fr. Theodore was born in Chicago and lived in Wisconsin until moving to Nashville for his ordination to the priesthood. He served in St. Pishoy Church…