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Bishop Karas is a Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He was born in Sudan and is currently the Bishop of the Diocese of North and South America. He was ordained a priest in 1981 and was consecrated a Bishop in 1995. Bishop Karas is currently 65 years old. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds. Bishop Karas is not known to be in a relationship. Bishop Karas is the son of Ayad Sorial and his wife, Mary. He has two brothers, Ayad and Michael. Bishop Karas has been a Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria since 1995. He is a member of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church and is the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in North and South America. Bishop Karas has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his career as a Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Popular As Sorial Ayad Sorial
Occupation Bishop
Age 47 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 17 January 1955
Birthday 17 January
Birthplace Sudan
Date of death 17 January 2002,
Died Place California, United States
Nationality Sudan

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2002

In 1998 Bishop Karas was diagnosed with lung cancer and was given nine months to live. The bishop continued to celebrate the Divine Liturgy, followed the regular fast schedule and lived a strict ascetic life. He met daily with visitors, even though he was receiving chemotherapy treatment. On 10 January 2002, Bishop Karas suffered a stroke and fell into a coma; he died in the early morning of January 17, the day before his 47th birthday.

1993

The Bishops and Metropolitans of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church unanimously agreed to the elevation of Father Karas as Bishop and Abbot in recognition of the monastery's prosperity; he was consecrated as a bishop on 6 July 1993, by Pope Shenouda III.

1989

Hegumen Karas was appointed to head the new Monastery of St. Antony the Great in Newberry Springs, California (near Barstow, California) on 26 September 1989.

1981

On 18 January 1981, he attempted to enter Monastery of Saint Bishoy but was stopped by the Abbot, Bishop Sarabamoun, who told him to return to France to continue his education. Sorial replied, “No one, having put his hand on the plough can look back.” (Luke 9:62) The Abbot then allowed him to enter. On November 14, 1981, Sorial was ordained a monk and given the name Father Karas. Pope Shenouda III ordained him as a priest on 14 February 1984, and assigned him to head the Papal Center in St. Bishoy Monastery. On 23 May 1989 Pope Shenouda elevated Father Karas to Hegumen.

1955

Sorial Ayad Sorial was born on 17 January 1955, in the Sudan. Sorial was devout at a young age, and received a strong Orthodox upbringing. After Sorial finished his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Khartoum, he left to France to pursue a doctorate at the University of Toulouse.