Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem - List of Anglican Bishops in Jerusalem

List of Anglican Bishops in Jerusalem

  1. 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.
  2. Samuel Gobat - 1846–1879. Under joint Anglican and Evangelical auspices. He opened 42 schools and ordained the first two Palestinian priests
  3. Joseph Barclay - 1879–1881. Under joint Anglican and Evangelical auspices.
    Vacant 1881 - 1887
  4. George Francis Popham Blyth - 1887–1914. Under sole Anglican auspices; established the Palestine Native Church Council in 1905
  5. Rennie MacInnes - 1914–1931
  6. George Francis Graham Brown - 1932–1942
  7. Weston Henry Stewart - 1943–1957
  8. Angus Campbell MacInnes (Archbishop) - 1957–1969
  9. George Appleton (Archbishop) - 1969–1974
  10. Robert Stopford served as Vicar General - 1974–1976
  11. Faik Ibrahim Haddad - 1976–1984, the first Palestinian Arab Bishop
  12. Samir Hanna Kafity - 1984–1998, the second Palestinian Arab Bishop. He served two five-year terms as the Provincial President-Bishop and Primate.
  13. Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal - 1998–2007
  14. Suheil Salman Ibrahim Dawani - since 2007

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