Very Rev. Hegumen Fr. Bishoy Awad
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Very Rev. Hegumen Fr. Bishoy Awad serves at St. Mary & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a priest of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland & West Virginia. He was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of New Jersey & North America in 2010 and elevated to hegumen in 2025.
Contact
- Office
- +1 848-459-7539
Serving
Diocese of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland & West Virginia
- St. Mary & St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church Allentown, Pennsylvania
About
- Ordained
- 2010-08-07 Serving for 16 years.
- Diocese of Ordination
- Archdiocese of New Jersey & North America
- Elevated
- 2025-08-10 Serving for 1 years.
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Biography
Born in 1960, Fr. Bishoy Awad grew up in Zagazig, Egypt where he was a servant in the church of Anba Beshay & Anba Potros. In Egypt, he earned a bachelor's degree in commerce and later owned and operated a jewelry store. He immigrated to the United states in 2002. Prior to priesthood, he was the head servant of Archangel Michael church in Howell, NJ. He was ordained in 2010 as the priest of Saint Mary & Saint Bishoy church in Allentown, PA. Today, he continues to serve his church in Allentown, PA on Saturdays and conducts the divine liturgy on Sundays for the Church of Pope Kyrillos VI & Archdeacon Habib Girgis in Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Father Bishoy is a loving father who opens his heart to all that come to the church. We consider ourselves truly blessed to be in the hands of such a servant. We ask God to continually bless Father Bishoy's service to the glory of God.
Last updated 2026-09-30 20:03:49