Very Rev. Hegumen Fr. Zocimus Kneiber
Newhall, California, USA
Very Rev. Hegumen Fr. Zocimus Kneiber serves at St. Mary Of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church in Newhall, California, USA. He is a priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii. He was ordained a priest in 2003 and elevated to hegumen in 2026.
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- Office
- +1 661-702-1029
Serving
Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii
- St. Mary Of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church Newhall, California
About
- Ordained
- 2003-03-02 Serving for 23 years.
- Diocese of Ordination
- Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, & Hawaii
- Elevated
- 2026-03-22 Serving for 0 years.
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Biography
Father Zocimus was born in Egypt on March 4, 1958. He earned a medical degree in 1981 and a Masters Degree in Internal Medicine in 1990. He worked as an internist and Medical Director in a Cairo Hospital. Father Zocimus came to California in 1998 and worked in Medical Research and served as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher in Holy Virgin Mary Church in Los Angeles from 1998-2003. He was ordained presbyter by His Grace Bishop Serapion on March 2, 2003, to serve at St. Mary of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church in Santa Clarita, California. On Sunday, March 22, 2026, he was elevated to the priestly dignity of Hegumen by His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion. His Grace Bishop Abraham and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos participated in this blessed elevation
Last updated 2026-10-02 10:15:17