Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate
Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver, & Western Canada
St. Paul Theological Seminary
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Fr. Raphael Biography
“Fr. Raphael earned his B.Sc.. in Management Information Systems from Rochester Institute of Technology (2003).
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He also earned a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University (2007) and a Master in Systems and Industrial Engineering from University of Michigan (2017).
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He was nominated to the priesthood while attending and serving at Holy Cross.
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He was ordained priest by the name of Raphael at the hands of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II on February 16th 2017 at St. Bishoy's Monestary in Scetis (Western Desert).
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Fr. Raphael serving at Holy Cross in the Diocese of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, Fr. Raphael serves in St. Athanasius Theological Seminary in the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United Stated.”