Current Position
In 1976, the structure of the Anglican church in the region was overhauled, with the Diocese of Jerusalem becoming an ordinary bishopric, and one of four dioceses forming the Province of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East.
The Archbishop of Canterbury does not have metropolitan authority over the diocese, which is now held by a rotating Presiding Bishop and the Central Synod, comprising the four dioceses. When a Bishop reaches the age of 68, a coadjutor Bishop is required to be elected to work alongside the Bishop for two years.
Also in 1976, Faik Haddad became the first Palestinian Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem.
Today, the Anglican church has around 7000 members. The current Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem is Suheil Salman Ibrahim Dawani, who was officially installed at St. George's Cathedral in Jerusalem on April 15, 2007.
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