Very Rev. Hegumen Fr. Athanasius Shoukry Ragheb
Santa Ana, California, USA
Very Rev. Hegumen Fr. Athanasius Shoukry Ragheb serves at Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in Santa Ana, California, USA and St. Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church in Westminster, California, USA. He is a priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii. He was ordained a priest in 1993 and elevated to hegumen in 2015.
Contact
- Phone
- +1 562-493-5133
- Fax
- +1 562-493-0077
Serving
Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii
- Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church Santa Ana, California
- St. Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church Westminster, California
About
- Ordained
- 1993-11-14 Serving for 32 years.
- Diocese of Ordination
- Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii
- Elevated
- 2015-10-18 Serving for 10 years.
- Diocese of Elevation
- Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii
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Biography
Father Athanasius Shoukry Ragheb was born on September 14, 1949. He earned a Pharmaceutical Bachelor of Science Degree in 1973. He came to California in 1981 and worked as a pharmacist until 1993. He was a Youth Leader and Sunday School Teacher at Archangel Michael in Santa Ana From 1989-1993. He was ordained Presbyter by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III on November 14, 1993. He served at Archangel Michael Church in Santa Ana from 1993 until 2015 when he was assigned to the newly established St. Pope Kerollos VI Church in Westminster. On Sunday, October 18, 2015, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II elevated him to the priestly dignity of hegumen during his first pastoral visit to the Diocese.
Last updated 2026-10-02 10:15:17