January 23, 1997

Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Elects New Primate

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Episcopal News Service

[New Primate for Middle Ea...]
New Primate for Middle East. Bishop Ghais Malik (right), bishop in the Diocese of Egypt and North Africa since 1984, has been elected president-bishop (primate) of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and North Africa. His province comprises the diodese of Jerusalem, Iran, Egypt and North Africa, as well as Cyprus and the Gulf. Malik stands with his predecessor, Bishop Samir Kafity, outside his diocesan office in the cathedral close in Cairo. (Episcopal News Service photo by James Solheim)