Diocese of Jerusalem

DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM (also أبرشية القدس الأنغليكانية)

Country: Israel (also covering Jordan, Lebanon and Syria)
Denomination: Anglican

Established: 1841 as Bishopric
Elevated to Archbishopric in 1957
Reduced to Bishopric in 1976
Elevated to Archbishopric in 2014

Official blazon

Azure in chief two Mullets of eight points Argent and in base a Dove also Argent legged and beaked Gules in the beak a slip of Laurel Or on a Chief Gules a Lion passant guardant Gold supporting over the dexter shoulder a Long Cross of the second.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on 30 August 1951.

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Arms of Bishops and Archbishops

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Michael Alexander (1841-1845)
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Samuel Gobat (1846-1879)
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Joseph Barclay (1879-1881)
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George Blyth (1887-1914)
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Rennie MacInnes (1914-1931)
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Francis Graham Brown (1932-1942)
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Weston Stewart (1943-1957)
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Campbell MacInnes (1957-1969)
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George Appleton (1969-1974)
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Robert Stopford (1974-1976)
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Faik Ibrahim Haddad (1976-1984)
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Samir Kafity (1984-1997)
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Riah Abu El-Assal (1997-2007)
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Suheil Dawani (2007-2021)
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Hosam Naoum (2021-present)

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