[[Image:AnbaBishoy.jpg|thumb|right|160px|HE Metropolitan Bishoy]]'''His Eminence Metropolitan Bishoy''' (or Bishoi) is was the [[Coptic]] [[Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] [[Metropolitan]] of Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh and the [[Monastery]] of [[Saint]] [[Demiana]] (for nuns), Barrari, Belkas, Egypt. He is also serving served as Secretary secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Holy [[Synod]] since from 1985to 2012.^{[http://www.theholysynod.copticpope.org/m004.htm]}He reposed in the Lord on October 2, 2018, aged 76.

Despite His Eminence's very active and commendable involvement in fruitful ecumenical dialogues with other Churches (leading the representation of the Coptic Orthodox Church in these dialogues), he is frequently criticized by many because of his rather strong words against non-Orthodox Churches (and the [[salvation]] of their faithful),^{[http://www.zeitun-eg.net/members_contrib/anbabishoy06622.mp3 Arabic audio excerpt]} and also against those whom he labels as [[heretic]]s or [[heterodox]] over dogmatic matters he disagrees with.^{[http://www.zeitun-eg.org/members_contrib/AnbaGregoriosLetter2AnbaBishoy1985.zip]}

Some of In March 2007, the criticism directed Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant Churches in Egypt officially and publicly protested in the newsmedia against Metropolitan Bishoy can 's teachings that Catholics and Protestants will not be read saved. The issue was widely covered in this the mainstream secular newsmedia in Egypt, e.g., [http://www.zeitunalmasry-egalyoum.netcom/members_contrib/DrBebawyArabic.doc Arabic article] by Professor Dr. [http://www.google.com/searchaspx?qArticleID=%22george+habib+bebawi%22 George Habib Bebawi51276 this Egyptian newspaper article], Professor of Eastern Theology and Dean of the Institute of Orthodox Theology (Antiochian Orthodox), Indiana, USA, former Professor and Dean of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, the University of Cambridge, UK, and former Professor of Patristics, Coptic Theological College, Egypt. See also: [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible/message/35136], [http://www.akhbarelyom.org.eg/akhersaa/issues/3754/0603.html], [http://groups.yahooalmasry-alyoum.com/group/arbible/message/35233], and [http://wwwarticle.akhbarelyom.org.eg/akhersaa/issues/3755/0500.html Anba Bishoy's reply to his critics in aspx?ArticleID=51795 this second one from the Egyptian Akher Sa'aa weekly Arabic magazine, issue 3755, dated 11 October 2006same newspaper] and [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible/message/35237 (both articles are in this online article dated 29 October 2006]Arabic).