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{{Infobox BishopChristian leader
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| name =Angaelos
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| enthroned = 14 November 1999
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On 18 November 2017, Bishop Angaelos was enthroned as the first Coptic Orthodox Bishop of London, having served as General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom since 1999. In addition to this new role, Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, has also seen it fit that he continue representing the Church in the United Kingdom at the ecumenical and official level as Papal Legate, and thus conferred him with the ecclesial title of Bishop of London.
  

Bishop Angaelos is widely recognised for his extensive advocacy work, and as a result he was conferred the honour of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty The Queen for ‘Services to International Religious Freedom.’ Bishop Angaelos has also been conferred the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Coventry Cross of Nails for Reconciliation. With a pastoral ministry spanning more than two decades, Bishop Angaelos specialises in youth ministry and travels around the world to speak at youth conferences and conventions.  

Having commenced his pastoral ministry in the United Kingdom in 1995 as a parish priest, Bishop Angaelos was consecrated a General Bishop in 1999 by the late Pope Shenouda III, with whom he served as private secretary. He was proclaimed Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London by Pope Tawadros II, and the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church during a historic service at St Bishoy Monastery in Wadi-El-Natrun, Egypt.  

Bishop Angaelos specialises in initiatives relating to advocacy, international religious freedom and development work, and is a member of, and chairs, numerous local, national and international bodies dealing with these matters. He is founder and convener of the Asylum Advocacy Group which works closely in partnership with the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief.  

Bishop Angaelos frequently issues statements and comments relating to current religious and minority issues, with his particular focus on dialogue, conflict-resolution, and reconciliation. His comments and views are frequently sought on matters of human rights, civil liberties and international religious freedom, particularly in relation to the situation in Egypt, the Middle East, and North Africa.  

He has visited refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon, Kurdistan and Jordan, and continues to work tirelessly to promote collaboration across the whole spectrum of his official, ecumenical and inter-religious engagements,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.religiousfreedominstitute.org/blog/rfi-holds-book-launch-and-panel-discussion-on-coptic-martyrs-and-religious-pluralism-in-the-middle-east|title=RFI Holds Book Launch and Panel Discussion on Coptic Martyrs and Religious Pluralism in the Middle East|website=Religious Freedom Institute|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plough.com/en/topics/community/leadership/monks-and-martyrs|title=Monks and Martyrs|website=Plough|language=en|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref>, to facilitate the support of and assistance to those in greatest need and suffering persecution and displacement.

==Background==
Bishop Angaelos was born in Egypt and emigrated to Australia in his early childhood with his family. After obtaining his degree in Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology, he continued on to postgraduate studies in law while working in the same field. In 1990 he returned to Egypt to the Monastery of St Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun where he was consecrated a monk by the late Pop(contracted; show full)COORF tries to work within areas which can be agreed upon. Angaelos and Archbishop [[Kevin McDonald (bishop)|Kevin McDonald]] are the Co-Chairs.

;Christian-Muslim Forum (CMF)

Angaelos is one of the six Scholar Consultants who have been appointed to support the theological and scholarly work of the CMF.

===International===

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;Lausanne Orthodox Initiative

This is an international initiative that brings together evangelical members of the [[Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization|Lausanne Movement]] with members of the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, to bring better and deep relationships between them. Angaelos is a Co-Chair.

;Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Theological Commission

The Anglican - Oriental Orthodox Commission was established in 2001 and began its work by addressing questions of [[Christology]]. It has produced a draft Agreement on Christology, which is currently being considered by the Churches of the Anglican Communion. Talks aimed at the resumption of dialogue are in progress. Angaelos represents the Coptic Orthodox Church on the Commission.

;[[World Council of Churches]] (WCC)
The Coptic Orthodox Church is a member of the WCC; Angaelos represented it at the 9th Assembly in Brazil in 2006 and was a delegate at the 10th Assembly in Korea in 2013.<ref>[http://wcc2013.info/en/about-the-assembly/Listofdelegates.xls World Council of Churches 10th Assembly, list of delegates (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927061436/http://wcc2013.info/en/about-the-assembly/Listofdelegates.xls |date=September 27, 2014 }}</ref>

===Initiatives===
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;Asylum Advocacy Group (AAG)

The Coptic Orthodox Church UK Asylum Advocacy Group was formed in 2007 by Angaelos, who is the chair, and incorporates the following interested parties:

(contracted; show full)2012/06/response-to-government-equalities.html |title=A response to the Government Equalities Office consultation on same–sex civil marriage from the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom |newspaper=Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom |date=14 June 2014  |accessdate= 30 November 2015}}</ref> A press release on the same date made the same points, and included a statement by Angaelos that marriage was a "union that potentially brings forth a new life".

==Official positions==

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* President of Bible Society UK
* President of Churches Together in England
* Moderator of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
* Chair of the Council of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
* Co-chair of the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Regional Forum
* Member of the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission
* Co-founder and Co-chair of the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Regional Forum
* Co-founder and Co-chair of the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative
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