Our parish
Rooted in faith.
Growing in love.
Our home in Staten Island
Our Lady of Zeitoun Coptic Orthodox Church is part of the Diocese of New York & New England. We gather at St. Mary Christian Center, 500 Todd Hill Rd, Staten Island.
In April 2026, our parish marked the tenth anniversary of the purchase of St. Mary Christian Center and the founding of Our Lady of Zeitoun Church. The parish announcement also welcomed Bishop David’s pastoral visit and celebrated the opening of the Three Saintly Youth Lounge.
Our spiritual fathers
Meet our clergy
Fr. Youhana Mena
Very Reverend
Fr. Yousef Chehata
Very Reverend
Fr. Antonious Eskandar
Reverend
Fr. Daniel Saleh
Reverend
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
His Grace Bishop David
Our name
Our Lady of Zeitoun, the Mother of Light
The name Our Lady of Zeitoun recalls the apparitions of the Virgin Mary at her church in Zeitoun, Cairo, beginning on April 2, 1968. The Coptic Orthodox Church’s papal statement describes appearances in luminous form above the church’s domes, witnessed by those gathered there.
The apparition church is in Cairo, Egypt. Our parish is in Staten Island, New York, and shares this beloved dedication to the Mother of Light.
Sources: The papal statement, official Zeitoun church · Our diocese