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Anglican Diocese of Egypt

Diocese of Egypt
ابروشية الكنيسة الأسقفية بمصر (Arabic)
Location
Country Egypt
Territory North Africa and the Horn of Africa
Ecclesiastical province Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East
Information
Denomination Anglican
Established 1920
Cathedral All Saints' Cathedral, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt
Current leadership
Bishop Mouneer Hanna Anis
Map
  Diocese of Egypt and North Africa   Diocese of Jerusalem   Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf   Diocese of Iran
  Diocese of Egypt and North Africa
  Diocese of Jerusalem
  Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf
  Diocese of Iran
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.


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