Bishop Mettaous

(1939–)
Bishop Mettaous 2

Biography

Bishop Mettaous (1939–) is the abbot of the Syrian Monastery (Dayr al-Suryan), well-known for his books and lectures on the liturgy and rites of the Coptic Church. In the words of Bishop Moussa, he is “one of the prominent scholars of Ritual Theology in our contemporary era.”[1]Bishop Moussa, “Foreword,” in Bishop Mettaous, The Sacrament of Baptism (Al-Sourian Monastery), 7. He was initially ordained as an assistant bishop (along with Bishop Moussa) to the late Metropolitan Athanasius of Beni Suef (1923–2000).[2]Maged Kamel, “Bishop Athanasius (1919–2000), the Late Bishop of Beni Suef,” Archive of Contemporary Coptic Orthodox Theology (Sydney, NSW: St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College), 2020, https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/bishop-athanasius-maged-kamel/.

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Bibliography

A. Works

Many (but not all) of Bishop Mettaous’ published works can be found in Arabic on the Al-Suyran Monastery’s website on the Books page. Some English translations are also available there.

B. Further Reading

Kamel, Maged. “Bishop Athanasius (1919–2000), the Late Bishop of Beni Suef.” In Archive of Contemporary Coptic Orthodox Theology. Sydney, NSW: St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College, 2020. https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/bishop-athanasius-maged-kamel/.

Moussa, Bishop. “Foreword.” In Bishop Mettaous, The Sacrament of Baptism (Al Sourian Monastery) (PDF).

St Mary Al Sourian Monastery. “Al Sourian Monastery’s Abbots.” St-Mary-AlSourian.com, http://www.st-mary-alsourian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=200&Itemid=635&lang=en/.

The Syrian Monastery Official Website
Books by Bishop Metaous (English and Arabic, St-Mary-alSourian.com)
Web Versions of Several Books by Bishop Mettaous (Arabic, St-Takla.org)
Books by Bishop Mettaous (Arabic, Coptic Treasures)

Media

Sermons by Anba Mettaous (Arabic, Deacon Boules Malak, YouTube)

Notes:

Notes:
↑1 Bishop Moussa, “Foreword,” in Bishop Mettaous, The Sacrament of Baptism (Al-Sourian Monastery), 7.
↑2 Maged Kamel, “Bishop Athanasius (1919–2000), the Late Bishop of Beni Suef,” Archive of Contemporary Coptic Orthodox Theology (Sydney, NSW: St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College), 2020, https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/bishop-athanasius-maged-kamel/.