St John the Baptist Church's Clergy

Father Youssef Zaki

Father David ElShewekeh

Father Youssef Zaki was born in Egypt on October 8th, 1958. He served at St. George Church, Hamamat El Koba, Cairo.


Since his coming to the USA in 1984, he has served at St. Mark Church, Los Angeles, St. George, Bellflower, and St. Marina Church, Irvine as head of the servants.


On Sunday, October 14th, 2007, Bishop Serapion ordained him as a presbyter for the Diocese for the congregation in Oxnard, Ca. The Church of St. John the Baptist in Oxnard was built during his priesthood on January 2018.

Father David ElShewekeh was born on March 5th, 1975. He attended St. George in Heliopolis in Cairo- Egypt.
He moved to California, USA  in 2011.


He attended and served at St Verena Church in Anaheim in 2011-2012 and then he moved to the Church of St. Mary and St Pishoy in Pasadena in July 2012.


In September 2013, He started serving at St. John the Baptist Church in Ventura County with his wife till July, 2018.


After St John Church was built in Oxnard, Ca, he was ordained as a presbyter in the diocese of Los Angeles by His imminence Metropolitan Serapion on July 29th, 2018.