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His Grace Bishop Antony
Listening to the call of the Lord Jesus Christ, His Grace Bishop Antony entered the monastic life in 1981 at the Anba Bishoy Monastery where he was ordained as a monk and priest by the name of Father Akxious El Anba Bishoy. Then he started his mission in Switzerland and later the Republic of Ireland and the British Isles. In 1995 His Holiness Pope Shenouda III ordained Father Akxious as a Bishop by the name of Bishop Antony to be the first Bishop of the Coptic Diocese of Ireland, Scotland, North East England and its affiliated regions.
Bishop Antony's key dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Ordained as a Monk (Fr. Axios Anba Bishoy) | 29/03/1981 |
| Ordained as a Priest | 09/09/1984 |
| Ordained as a Proto P. | 23/12/1989 |
| Ordained as a bishop (Bishop Antony) | 11/06/1995 |
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Coptic Calendar 2012
| Fast or Feast Date |
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| The Holy Nativity Feast January 7–8 |
| The Circumcision Feast January 15 |
| The Holy Epiphany January 20 |
| Feast of the Wedding of Cana of Galilee January 22 |
| Jonah's(Nineveh) Fast February 6–8 |
| Jonah's(Nineveh) Feast February 9 |
| Presentation of the Lord into the Temple February 16 |
| Holy Great Fast February20 – April 6 |
| The Feast of the Cross March 19 |
| Lazarus Saturday April 7 |
| Annunciation Feast (Not celebrated this year) April 7 |
| Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (Hosanna Sunday) April 8 |
| Holy Pascha April 9–11 |
| Covenant Thursday April 12 |
| Good Friday April 13 |
| Glorious Feast of Resurrection April 15 |
| Thomas Sunday April 22 |
| Martyrdom of StMark the Evangelist May 8 |
| The Holy Feast of Ascension May 24 |
| Entry of the Lord into Egypt June 1 |
| The Holy Pentecost Feast June 3 |
| The Apostles' Fast June04 – July 11 |
| The Apostles' Feast (Martyrdom of St. Peter & St. Paul) July 12 |
| St. Mary's Fast August 7–21 |
| Transfiguration Feast August 19 |
| Assumption of St. Mary's Body August 22 |
| The Nayrouz Feast (Coptic New Year) September 11 |
| The Feast of the Cross (Three days) September 27–29 |
| The Holy Nativity Fast November 25 – January 6 |
