Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Intro
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is an Anglican Communion province centered on Jerusalem and serving parts of the Levant, Cyprus, the Gulf, and Iran. Its primate is styled President Bishop, and the church is governed through a central synod rather than by a separate archbishopric above the dioceses.
Structure
The province now consists of three dioceses after the Diocese of Egypt left in 2020 to form the Province of Alexandria. Each diocese is led by its own bishop, and the president bishop is chosen from among those diocesan bishops while continuing to serve in a diocesan role.
The Diocese of Jerusalem remains the best-known part of the province, but the church's jurisdiction extends far beyond the Holy Land into Cyprus, Gulf states, Iraq, and Iran.
| Diocese | Main territory | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon | St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem |
| Cyprus and the Gulf | Cyprus, Iraq, and the Gulf states | St Paul's Cathedral, Nicosia, and St Christopher's Cathedral, Manama |
| Iran | Iran | St Luke's Church, Isfahan |
Source(s)
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Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure section adapted from the "Dioceses" section of the Wikipedia article "Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Title emblem uses the Anglican rose from Wikimedia Commons as a fallback because no clearly identifiable free province-specific logo, seal, or flag was found during this pass. Public domain.