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Our Church

It all began with the visit of Triple Blessedness His Holiness Late Pope Shenouda III and a multitude of bishops to Australia in 1989. During their visit, they inspected a piece of land in the area of Hallam of an approximate area of 46 acres. A project was proposed for the land consisting of a Church, a Hostel and a Coptic Village. When His Holiness inspected the land, he saw a shed in the midst of the land that was used for feeding cattle. His Holiness Pope Shenouda III did the sign of the cross on that shed and said “this manger will become a Church by the grace of the Lord.” During His Holiness second visit to Melbourne in 1991, he announced that he would like to ordain some youth for priesthood to serve in Australia. Thus His Holiness selected one person from Melbourne to be nominated for priesthood, and that was Fr. Abanoub, along with three others from Sydney. They all travelled to Egypt on the 13th of February 1991. His Holiness received them in St. Bishoy Monastery in his private residence. The ordination took place on the 28th of March 1991 by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III accompanied by a multitude of bishops who blessed the ordination.
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Meet the Clergy

Father Abanoub Attalla
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​Father Abanoub first arrived in Australia at the age of 9 where he entered primary  school in Ascotvale followed by Lyndale Secondary College in Dandenong. He then  completed his tertiary qualifications at RMIT University with a maths degree  (majoring in Statistics). He also previously studied a one year degree in Mechanical  Engineering

Father Elijah Fanous
Father Athanasius Attia
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Father Athanasius Attia grew up in Melbourne and graduated from Victoria University  with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) in 1994.  Before entering priesthood, Father  Athanasius had served for St. George’s Church and St Mary’s Church teaching grades  six through high school, becoming a high school and university coordinator.

Father Isaac El-Antony
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Father Timothaos Gabriel
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Father Timothaos Gabriel completed his Bachelors degree in Law at Ein-Shams  University in Cairo, Egypt.  He was ordained as a priest by His Grace Bishop Youanis  (the late Bishop of Gharbia) on 4 February 1977, to serve the congregation of St.  George’s Cathedral in Tanta



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Father Isaac Wissa
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Fr Isaac Wissa completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting in 2014. He has been serving at St Mina and St Marina Parish since childhood and was ordained a priest in 2019 at the hands of H.H Pope Tawadros the Second on the 6th July 2019 at St Bishoy Monestary in Wadi Natroun, Egypt and spent the 40 days in retreat at the Baramus Monestary.

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Diocese of Melbourne

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Email: bishop@melbcopts.org.au
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His Holiness Pope Tawadros II

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His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
118th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St Mark

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Father Abanoub Attalla
Father Athanasius Attia
Father Timothaos Gabriel
Father Elijah Fanous
Father Isaac El Antony
Father Isaac Wissa
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  • Home
    • Church Announcements
  • Church Project
  • About Us
    • Coptic Church
    • Meet the Clergy
    • History of our Church
  • Kerygma - Church Newsletter
  • Services
    • Online Confession Booking
    • High School Youth Service
    • MCIC - Marriage Couples in Christ
    • Primary Sunday School
    • St Mina's Youth
    • Discipeship
    • Deacons Hymn Lessons
    • Homes on the Rock
    • The Good Shepherd Meeting
    • Bible Study
    • Prayer Meeting
    • Meeting of the Wise
    • Family Meeting
  • Resources
    • Theology Thursdays >
      • Nicene Creed
      • The Sacraments
      • Intercession of Saints
  • Gallery
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us