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The early Christian community of Jerusalem was led by a Council of Elders, and considered itself part of the wider Jewish community. [citation needed] This collegiate system of government in Jerusalem is seen in Acts 11:30 and 15:22. Eusebius of Caesarea provides the names of an unbroken succession of thirty-six Bishops of Jerusalem up to the ...
Bishop in Jerusalem: 1976–1984: Faik Ibrahim Haddad, the first Palestinian Arab bishop. (Consecrated by Stopford, 29 August 1974, at St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, to be coadjutor-bishop.) [19] 1984–1997: Samir Kafity, the second Palestinian Arab bishop. He served two five-year terms as the Provincial President-Bishop and Primate.
Pages in category "Bishops in Jerusalem" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Eliya ibn ĘżUbaid; S.
The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem [19] is a gathering of the patriarchs and other ordinaries of 13 of the local Christian churches in Jerusalem, including Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, Latin Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.
Despite the strife, persecutions and meager population, bishops continued to be elected or named. Eusebius of Caesarea provides the names of an unbroken succession of thirty-six Bishops of Jerusalem up to the year 324. The first sixteen of these bishops were Jewish—from James the Just to Judas († 135)—and the remainder were Gentiles. [8]
The bishops were of metropolitan rank. [8] In the following list, a date range like 792×818 means "ordained between 792 and 818". Bishops before 793 cannot be dated at all. The list begins with the first bishop elected in opposition to the Council of Chalcedon (451), but the numbering takes into account the earlier bishops of Jerusalem. [9]
Pages in category "Presiding Bishops of the Church of God in Christ" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Justus I Bishop of Jerusalem, whose Jewish name is Judas, was a 2nd-century Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the third Bishop of Jerusalem, whose episcopacy was about 107–113 AD. He succeeded Simeon the son of Clopas who died crucified in 107/108, or in 115-117.