Diocese of Egypt ابروشية الكنيسة الأسقفية بمصر (Arabic) |
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Country | Egypt |
Territory | North Africa and the Horn of Africa |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East |
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Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1920 |
Cathedral | All Saints' Cathedral, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Mouneer Hanna Anis |
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Diocese of Egypt and North Africa
Diocese of Jerusalem
Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf
Diocese of Iran
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Website | |
www.dioceseofegypt.org/english/ |
The Anglican Diocese of Egypt was originally part of the Diocese of Jerusalem, founded in 1841 by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Diocese of Egypt was later given autonomy and its first bishop was Llwellyn Gwynne (1920-1946).
Its jurisdiction extends over North Africa and the Horn of Africa, a vast region encompassing the following countries: Algeria, Tunisia,Libya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti. The diocese is part of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, and is headed by the Bishop of Egypt. The current bishop is The Most. Rev. Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis.
In Egypt itself the Diocese of thirteen churches and three "congregations" which "meet from time to time."
There are three churches in the Alexandria metropolitan area
A number of churches are in the Greater Cairo area.
Other churches are spread throughout the country.
And the three "congregations" are located in Sadat City, 6th of October City and Hurghada.