head of the Church's council. Saint Mary and Saint Abasikhyron Coptic Orthodox Church The second Coptic Orthodox Church in Wales was bought by the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands in 2005 under the supervision of Bishop Missael as Coptic Orthodox services began there later that year. At first the Church did not have its own priest, therefore the mass was held there on Saturdays by a visiting priest, Father Bishoy, from the Coptic Orthodox Church in Manchester. Later the Church had its own priest, Fr. John Saleeb. The church was consecrated by Pope Shenouda III during a visit to the UK on Saturday 29 March 2008. See also Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands and Affiliated Areas U.K. St Mary and St Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church Copts Patriarch of Alexandria Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Egypt References https://web.archive.org/web/20060504043959/http://www.copticpope.org/downloads/eng_keraza/engkeraza11-02-2005.pdf External links St. Mary & St. Abaskhyron's Church, Llandudno, North Wales Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K. Churches in Llandudno Christian denominations in Wales Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom