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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

On Tuesday 23 December 2025, His Grace Bishop Rewis, accompanied by Very Rev Fr Daniel Ghabrial, Diocese Vicar-General, and Very Rev Fr Shenouda Boutros, undertook a fraternal visit to The Most Reverend Archbishop Peter Comensoli of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, to convey festive greetings and extend best wishes to His Excellency and the faithful on the blessed Feast of the Nativity. His Excellency Archbishop Comensoli warmly welcomed the Diocesan delegation with gen

On Monday 22 December 2025, 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, paid a fraternal visit to His Grace Bishop Evmenios of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Chora (Northcote District), to extend festive greetings and wish His Grace and his faithful a blessed Feast of the Nativity. His Grace Bishop Evmenios, with great humility, love and generosity, warmly received our

Today, Thursday 18 December 2025, the Diocese was honoured to welcome Federal Members of the Australian Parliament: The Hon Julian Hill MP, Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs; and Mr Gabriel Ng MP, Federal Member for Menzies, to the Diocese Headquarters in Donvale. His Grace Bishop Rewis, together with Very Rev Fr Daniel Ghabrial, Very Rev Fr Abanoub Attalla, and a delegation of Diocesan Advisors, met with The Hon Julian Hill MP and Mr Gabri

With deep sorrow and a heavy heart, we condemn in the strongest possible terms the heinous and senseless acts of violence that took place in Bondi yesterday, Sunday 14 December 2025. Such acts of terror are an affront to people of all faiths, an assault on human dignity and a wound to the soul of our nation. On behalf of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and our entire community, I extend our heartfelt condolences, love, and prayers to our Jewish brothers and sisters,

On Wednesday 5 November 2025, His Grace Bishop Rewis had the pleasure of meeting with The Hon Jacinta Allan MP, Premier of Victoria, and The Hon Ingrid Stitt MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs. His Grace was accompanied by Fr Daniel Ghabrial, Vicar-General of the Diocese, along with Diocesan community representatives. The meeting took place at Treasury Place in Melbourne’s CBD. The discussion highlighted the significant contributions of the Coptic Orthodox community to th

With profound thanks to our gracious Lord and hearts filled with joy, the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne held the Official Welcoming Ceremony of His Grace Bishop Rewis on the evening of Friday 4 July 2025, marking the commencement of his ministry as General Bishop of the Diocese, following his appointment by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark. This historic event took place at St Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Kensing

With deep sorrow and hearts full of faith in the Resurrection, the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne mourns the passing of Tasoni Tafida Nematalla, beloved wife of the late Very Reverend Fr Mina Nematalla OAM, nephew of His Holiness Pope Kyrillos VI and the first Coptic Orthodox Priest in Australia.

Friday 6 June 2025 Dear beloved congregation of the Christ-loving Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne, We receive with great joy and...