Archbishop Angaelos is the first Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London. For his advocacy and work for international religious freedom, he was conferred the honor of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty The Queen. With a pastoral ministry spanning more than two decades, he specializes in youth ministry and travels around the world to speak at youth conferences and conventions. Archbishop Angaelos was born in Egypt and emigrated to Australia in his early childhood with his family. After obtaining his degree in Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology, he continued on to postgraduate studies in law. In 1990 he returned to Egypt to the Monastery of St Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun, where he was consecrated a monk until 1995 when he was delegated to serve in the United Kingdom. He was proclaimed Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London in 2017.