A Tribute of Honor and Gratitude: Remembering Metropolitan Pakhomious


To His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark

May the Lord preserve your life and ministry.

After kissing Your Holiness' holy hands, with deep sorrow and heartfelt condolences, I offer my sympathy to Your Holiness and to the entire Coptic Orthodox Church on the departure of the venerable Metropolitan Pakhomious, Archbishop of Beheira, Matrouh, and the Western Pentapolis.

We remember with reverence and gratitude his faithful and fruitful service spanning more than seventy years—marked by wisdom, humility, and dedication. His role in shepherding the Church during the transitional period of 2012 with great competence and spiritual insight remains an enduring testimony to his leadership. His fatherly influence is evident in the generations of clergy and servants he nurtured, including Your Holiness, whom he helped shape with care and love.

May the Lord repose his soul in the paradise of joy, and may His divine comfort be with Your Holiness and all the faithful in this time of mourning. Truly, a great pillar of the Church has departed, yet his legacy will continue to bear fruit in the life of the Church.

With all respect and prayers,
Your Son

Fr. Abraam Sleman
Jersey City, New Jersey

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