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With thanks to our gracious Lord, the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne was blessed to receive representatives of the National Council of Churches in Australia - NCCA; Rev John Gilmore, President, and Ms Elizabeth Stone, General Secretary - at the Diocese Headquarters in Donvale, Victoria, on Friday 24 April 2026. Rev John Gilmore and Ms Elizabeth Stone were warmly welcomed by His Grace Bishop Rewis, together with Very Rev Fr Abanoub Attalla and Very Rev Fr Shenouda Boutro

Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is Risen! Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ! Ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ! Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! With thanks to our gracious Lord, the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne was blessed to receive His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne, of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, together with a delegation of Clergy from his District, at the Diocese Headquarters in Donvale, Victoria, on Thursday 30 April 2026. His Grace Bishop Kyriakos and the accompanying delegatio

Message from His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Message from His Grace Bishop Rewis Message from His Grace Bishop Rewis Message from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Message from the Egyptian Consulate in Melbourne

With thanks to our gracious Lord and with hearts full of joy, the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne, under the shepherding of His Grace Bishop Rewis, together with the faithful of our blessed Diocese, extends its heartfelt congratulations to Omena Angela and Omena Gabriella on the occasion of their tonsure as nuns for Archangel Michael Monastery for Nuns in Woodend, Victoria. This blessed tonsure took place at the Convent of St George for Nuns in El-Khattatba, affiliated w

The Christ-loving Clergy, Deacons, Servants, and faithful Congregation of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne offer their heartfelt congratulations to His Grace Bishop Rewis on the joyous occasion of his Silver Jubilee — the 25th anniversary of his monastic life and the 5th anniversary of his episcopal ordination. His Grace entered the monastic life on 7 March 2001 at the Monastery of the Holy Virgin Mary (Muharraq Monastery) in Assiut, Egypt, dedicating himself to a lif

With thanksgiving to our gracious Lord, I give thanks, together with the Clergy and Laity of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne, for the successful surgical procedure undertaken by our beloved father, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II. We glorify God for His grace and mercy, through which the surgery was completed successfully, and I pray that the Lord may grant His Holiness a swift recovery and a peaceful, restorative period of convalescence, filled with strength, comfort

Through God’s grace, His Grace Bishop Rewis was blessed to pray the Feast of the Nativity Divine Liturgy at St Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Kensington, Victoria, on the evening of Tuesday 6 January 2026. As expressed in the Nativity Message of His Grace Bishop Rewis, this blessed feast marking the Birth of our Lord is a reminder to all that “He came and was incarnate because He loved us, to save us from the bondage of sin, and to unite with our nature so that we too may b

Message from His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Message from His Grace Bishop Rewis Message from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi & the Consulate of Egypt in Melbourne Message from His Grace Bishop Rewis

On Monday 29 December 2025, by God’s grace, the final monthly Diocese Clergy Meeting for 2025 was held between His Grace Bishop Rewis and the beloved Clergy of our Diocese. The meeting took place at St Bishoy & St Shenouda Church in Bulleen, Victoria, and commenced with the Divine Liturgy, followed by the clergy meeting. During the meeting, His Grace delivered a spiritual reflection centred on the passages “…let it alone this year” (Luke 13:6–9) and “Remember therefore from

On Tuesday 23 December 2025, His Grace Bishop Rewis received a warm and loving visit from Reverend Canon Farag Hanna of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Coburg, accompanied by his wife, Ragaa, on the joyous occasion of the Feast of the Nativity. In honour of the visit, His Grace Bishop Rewis, together with Very Rev Fr Daniel Ghabrial - Diocese Vicar-General, Very Rev Fr Abanoub Attalla and Very Rev Fr Shenouda Boutros, hosted a lunch at St Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church in