Fr. Raphael Hanna

Fr. Raphael Hanna was born in 1956 and studied pharmacy in Cairo. He worked in the pharmaceutical field in Egypt and Dubai, completed further study in marketing, and served in Sunday School and youth ministry. Bishop Serapion ordained him to the priesthood. He served Archangel Raphael and St. Mina Church in Palmdale before moving to St. Mark Church in Los Angeles in 2003. He was elevated to Hegumen in August 2016. He was ordained on July 12, 1998 and reposed on February 24, 2024.