Mikhail | |
|---|---|
| Most Senior and ElderMetropolitan Archbishop of theMetropolis ofAsyut | |
| Native name | نيافة الأنبا ميخائيل مطران أسيوط |
| Church | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
| Metropolis | Holy and Ancient Metropolis ofAsyut (Lycopolis), comprising:
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| Diocese | Assiut |
| Appointed | 25 August 1946 |
| Previous post | Abbot of theMonastery of Saint Macarius the Great |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 November 1939 |
| Rank | Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matias hanna (1921-07-04)4 July 1921 |
| Died | 23 November 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 93) Asyut - Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox |
| Residence | Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Asyut |
Metropolitan Mikhail (Arabic:نيافة الأنبا ميخائيل مطران أسيوط) (4 July 1921 – 23 November 2014), was the ElderMetropolitan of the Holy Metropolis ofAsyut (Lycopolis), (Hieracon, (Hierakonopolis) and (Apollonopolis Parva) of theCoptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and was theAbbot of theMonastery of Saint Macarius the Great, inScetes,Lower Egypt until early 2009, when he decided to resign this responsibility due to his failing health and also due to the demise of Matta El-Meskeen, the ChiefHegumen in-charge of theMonastery of Saint Macarius the Great in 2008.
Metropolitan Mikhail was born "Matyas Hanna" in 1921, in the poor family ofEgyptianCopticChristians in the village of "Al-Rahmaniya", in the district of "Nag Hammadi" in"Qena" Governorate.[1] He became amonk of theMonastery of St. Macarius the Great on 19 February 1939, taking the name Matyas al-Maqari.[2] He was ordainedpriest on 17 November 1939.[3] He studied in the Monastic School of Helwan from 1942–1944.
He served as Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan ofAsyut since 1946. Hisepiscopal ordination took place on 25 August 1946.[2] For many years, he was the most seniorOriental Orthodoxbishop in the date of episcopal ordination in the world.[4]
He died on 23 November 2014 in Asyut, Egypt.