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The Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East is a province of the Anglican Communion. The primate of the church is called President Bishop and represents the Church at the international Anglican Communion Primates' Meetings. The Central Synod of the church is its deliberative and legislative organ. The province consists of three dioceses:
The Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem (Arabic: أبرشية القدس الأنغليكانية) is the Anglican jurisdiction for Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.It is a part of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, and has diocesan offices at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem.
St George's Cathedral, 1930s. St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, established in 1899.It became the seat of the Bishop of Jerusalem of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, having taken the title from Christ Church, Jerusalem, built 50 years before.
He took office as President Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East on 17 November 2019, in a ceremony held at St. Andrew Church, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His term as President Bishop ended on 12 May 2023, when he was succeeded by Hosam Naoum. He retired as diocesan bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf on 8 June 2023 ...
Church: Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East: Diocese: Jerusalem: In office: 2021–present (as diocesan bishop) 2023–present (as president bishop) Predecessor: Suheil Dawani (as diocesan bishop) Michael Lewis (as president bishop) Orders; Consecration: 14 June 2020 by Michael Lewis: Personal details; Born: 1974 (age 50–51)
The Jerusalem Church was an early Christian community located in Jerusalem, of which James and Peter were leaders. According to a universal tradition the first bishop was the Apostle James the Less, the "brother of the Lord". His predominant place and residence in the city are implied by Galatians 1:19.
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is a province of the Anglican Communion, [79] whose Bishop of Jerusalem has its seat in the St. George's Cathedral of Jerusalem. Other prominent Episcopal churches in the Holy Land include the Christ Church in Jerusalem (built in 1849, it is inside the Jaffa Gate of the contested Old City of ...
In 1997, Abu El-Assal became the thirteenth Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem and head of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East until his retirement on 31 March 2007 at the prescribed retirement age of 70 years, though he was only seven and a half months short of his 70th birthday. [1]