Fr. Antonios Younan Soliman

Fr. Antonios Younan Soliman was born in 1926 and studied agricultural sciences at Cairo University. After work in agriculture and service in Sunday School and youth ministry, he entered the priesthood in Mansoura, Egypt. He was elevated to Hegumen the following year. His ministry later included St. George Church in Jersey City, Holy Virgin Mary Church in Los Angeles, and St. Mary and St. Athanasius Church in Northridge, where he served until his repose. He was ordained on November 21, 1954 and reposed on June 23, 2011.