Fr. Bishoy Gobreial

Fr. Bishoy Gobreial was born in Egypt in 1928 and studied chemistry, agricultural sciences, and biology. He worked in horticultural education before moving to the United States in 1970. After serving in Sunday School at St. Mark Church in Los Angeles, he was ordained by Pope Shenouda III and later elevated to Hegumen in 1989. He served St. Mark Church and helped establish Coptic church communities across Southern California and in Fresno, Bakersfield, Las Vegas, and Honolulu. He was ordained on February 18, 1979 and reposed on September 14, 2014.