FATHER MARCOS MARCOS

FATHER MARCOS MARCOS

MARCOS, FATHER MARCOS August 21, 1929 – December 9, 2020 Wednesday marked the passing of Father Marcos Marcos, beloved Archpriest of St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Toronto. Fr. Marcos was ordained by His Holiness Pope Kyrillos VI in 1964 as the first Coptic Orthodox priest in North America.

He was born in Egypt in 1929. Fr. Marcos attended Hartford University in Connecticut where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Divinity and then went on to receive a Master’s degree in Psychology. Fr. Marcos returned to Egypt where he taught at the Coptic Theological Seminary until his ordination. Shortly thereafter, he was part of a small delegation that attended as guests at Vatican II Council representing the Coptic Orthodox Church. In 1964, Fr. Marcos went to Canada to establish St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Toronto, the first Coptic Orthodox Church in North America. Fr. Marcos travelled throughout Canada and the United States to serve local Coptic communities until their own churches were established.

He is survived by his wife Susan and son Greg (daughter-in-law Sylvia and grandchildren Katherine and David) and his daughter Dina (son-in-law Hany and grandchildren Stephen and Mary Ellen). The funeral Liturgy service will take place on Saturday, December 12th and will be livestreamed starting at 9:00 a.m. at http://www.stmarkstoronto.ca