List of Anglican Bishops in Jerusalem
- Michael Solomon Alexander - 1841–1845. Under joint auspices of the Anglican Church of England and the united Evangelical Church in Prussia. Christ Church, Jerusalem dedicated in 1849.
- Samuel Gobat - 1846–1879. Under joint Anglican and Evangelical auspices. He opened 42 schools and ordained the first two Palestinian priests
- Joseph Barclay - 1879–1881. Under joint Anglican and Evangelical auspices.
Vacant 1881 - 1887 - George Francis Popham Blyth - 1887–1914. Under sole Anglican auspices; established the Palestine Native Church Council in 1905
- Rennie MacInnes - 1914–1931
- George Francis Graham Brown - 1932–1942
- Weston Henry Stewart - 1943–1957
- Angus Campbell MacInnes (Archbishop) - 1957–1969
- George Appleton (Archbishop) - 1969–1974
- Robert Stopford served as Vicar General - 1974–1976
- Faik Ibrahim Haddad - 1976–1984, the first Palestinian Arab Bishop
- Samir Hanna Kafity - 1984–1998, the second Palestinian Arab Bishop. He served two five-year terms as the Provincial President-Bishop and Primate.
- Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal - 1998–2007
- Suheil Salman Ibrahim Dawani - since 2007
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