page_title: Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
hierarchical_section_title: Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
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context_page_description: The Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East is a province of the Anglican Communion The church is headed by a President Bishop, currently the Most Reverend Michael Lewis, who ranks as a representative primate in the Anglican Communion. The Central Synod of the church is its deliberative and legislative organ. The province consists of three dioceses:
  Diocese of Jerusalem — covering Israel, Palestinian territories, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon,
  Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf — covering Cyprus, the Arabian peninsula and Iraq,
  Diocese of Iran.
  A fourth diocese was part of the province until June 2020. In 2019 the synod of the province had agreed to allow the Diocese of Egypt to withdraw, in order to become an autonomous province, with the other three existing dioceses remaining as the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. This was put into effect on 29 June 2020, with the creation of the Province of Alexandria.
  Each diocese is headed by a bishop. The President Bishop is chosen from among the diocesan bishops, and retains diocesan responsibility. The current President Bishop also serves as Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf.
context_section_description: The Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East is a province of the Anglican Communion The church is headed by a President Bishop, currently the Most Reverend Michael Lewis, who ranks as a representative primate in the Anglican Communion. The Central Synod of the church is its deliberative and legislative organ. The province consists of three dioceses:
  Diocese of Jerusalem — covering Israel, Palestinian territories, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon,
  Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf — covering Cyprus, the Arabian peninsula and Iraq,
  Diocese of Iran.
  A fourth diocese (Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa) was part of the province until June 2020. In 2019 the synod of the province had agreed to allow the Diocese of Egypt to withdraw, in order to become an autonomous province, with the other three existing dioceses remaining as the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. This was put into effect on 29 June 2020, with the creation of the Province of Alexandria.
  Each diocese is headed by a bishop. The President Bishop (Primate, or Archbishop) is chosen from among the diocesan bishops, and retains diocesan responsibility. The current President Bishop also serves as Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf. The province estimates that it has around 35,000 baptized members in 55 congregations. The province has around 40 educational or medical establishments and 90 clergy.
caption:   Diocese of Jerusalem   Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf   Diocese of Iran
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