Very Rev. Fr. Gregory Bishay
Hegumen · Orange, California, USA
Very Rev. Fr. Gregory Bishay serves at St. Verena & the Three Holy Youth Coptic Orthodox Church in Orange, California, USA. He is a priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii. He was ordained a priest in 2001 and elevated to hegumen in 2017.
Contact
- Phone
- +1 714-281-1862
- Fax
- +1 714-771-0877
Serving
Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii
- St. Verena & the Three Holy Youth Coptic Orthodox Church Orange, California
About
- Ordained
- 2001-05-27 Serving for 25 years.
- Diocese of Ordination
- Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii
- Elevated
- 2017-01-08 Serving for 9 years.
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Biography
Father Gregory Bishay was born in Cairo on May 24, 1966. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt in 1988. He also has a Masters and PhD in Computer Engineering from Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee in 1997. He worked in Computers and Electrical Engineering and founded a Video Streaming Company in the U.S. He served in St. George Church in Heliopolis, Egypt. He moved to Nashville and served at St. Mina church in Nashville, Tennessee, and St. Marina Church in Irvine. On May 27, 2001, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained him presbyter to St. Verena and the Three Holy Youth Church, which is the Coptic Orthodox Christian Center in the city of Orange, CA. On Sunday, January 8 2017, he received the priestly dignity of the rank of Hegumen.Last updated 2026-10-02 10:15:17