The Most Reverend

Hosam Naoum
President Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Archbishop in Jerusalem
Naoum in 2017
ChurchEpiscopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
DioceseJerusalem
In office2021–present (as diocesan bishop)
2023–present (as president bishop)
PredecessorSuheil Dawani (as diocesan bishop)
Michael Lewis (as president bishop)
Orders
Consecration14 June 2020
by Michael Lewis
Personal details
Born1974 (age 49–50)

Hosam Naoum (Arabic: حسام نعوم; born 1974[1]) is a Palestinian Anglican bishop.[2] Since 2021, he has been Archbishop in Jerusalem for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, and since 2023 he has been president bishop and primate of the province.[3][4][5]

Biography

Naoum grew up in Galilee. He trained for ordination at the College of the Transfiguration, the theological college of Anglican Church of Southern Africa, and studied theology at Rhodes University. He later completed Master of Theology (MTh) and Doctor of Ministry (DTh) degrees at the Virginia Theological Seminary.[6]

He served at parishes in Nablus, Zababdeh and Jerusalem. He was Canon Pastor at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem from 2005 to 2012, and then served as its Dean until he was chosen to become a bishop.[7]

On 14 June 2020, he was consecrated as coadjutor bishop for the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem.[8] His consecrators were Michael Lewis, as primate of the province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, assisted by Suheil Dawani (the then Archbishop in Jerusalem) and Peter Eaton (Bishop of Southeast Florida).[8] He was installed as Archbishop in Jerusalem in 2021.[9] In February 2023, he was elected vice-chair of the Anglican Consultative Council.[2] In May 2023, he carried the Bible in the Royal procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Hosam Elias Naoum". Diocese of Jerusalem. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Palestinian Archbishop elected unopposed as Vice Chair of Anglican Consultative Council". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem". www.j-diocese.org. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  4. ↑ "New Bishop in Jerusalem is Announced". jmeca.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Jerusalem: Hosam Naoum consecrated as coadjutor bishop". Episcopal News Service. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop Naoum" (PDF). Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (pdf). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Hosam Naoum named dean of St. George's Cathedral in Jerusalem". Episcopal News Service. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  8. 1 2 "The Right Reverend Hosam Naoum: a new bishop consecrated in Jerusalem – The Diocese of Cyprus & the Gulf". cypgulf.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  9. ↑ "Revd. Hosam Naoum elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem: EMS". EMS On-line. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  10. ↑ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.


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