About

Our Clergy

St. Paul is served within the life of the Coptic Orthodox Church through her hierarchy and parish priesthood.

St. Paul Clergy and Hierarchs

H.H. Pope Tawadros II

H.H. Pope Tawadros II

Pope

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II was born Wagih Sobhy Baky Soliman on November 4, 1952 in Mansoura, Egypt. He is the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

Coptic Orthodox Church

H.E. Metropolitan Youssef

H.E. Metropolitan Youssef

Metropolitan

Listening to the call of the Lord Jesus Christ, His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef entered the monastic life in 1986 at El-Souryan Monastery. He serves the Coptic Orthodox Metropolis of the Southern USA.

Metropolis of the Southern USA

H.G. Bishop Gregory

H.G. Bishop Gregory

Auxiliary Bishop

His Grace Bishop Gregory is the Auxiliary Bishop serving Texas. He was born on February 18, 1980, entered the monastic life on April 23, 2011, and was ordained to the episcopate on November 25, 2018.

Fr. Matthias Shehad

Fr. Matthias Shehad

Priest

Fr. Matthias Shehad is the priest for St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church. H.G. Bishop Youssef, with the presence of H.G. Bishop Serapion, ordained him priest on June 28, 2015.