Jerusalem and the East Mission.

Represented on the Church of England Missionary and Ecumenical Council.

From the description of Records of the Jerusalem and the East Mission, 1911-1915 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152257

The Jerusalem and East Mission began in 1841 as an effort of the Anglican Church of England and Prussia to provide spiritual jurisdiction over Anglicans in Jerusalem and the Middle East. They founded the Beirut Chaplaincy, began educational work in Lebanon, opened a home for orphans in Jerusalem, and built churches, schools and hospitals around the Middle East. The work of the Mission grew to such an extent that, in 1920, Egypt and the Sudan were separated from the Jerusalem Bishopric to form a new diocese. In 1957, the new diocese of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria was created. The responsibilities of the Mission increased with the rise of oil companies in Iraq and the Gulf Region, and with the termination of the British Mandate in Palestine.

From the description of Jerusalem and East Mission archive, 1842-1976 (inclusive), [microform]. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702689295

From the guide to the Jerusalem and East Mission archive, [microform], 1842-1976 (inclusive), (Yale University Divinity School Library)

Jerusalem and the East Mission

The Diocese of Jerusalem was founded in 1841 under the joint auspices of Queen Victoria and King Frederick William IV of Prussia. The bishops were to be nominated alternately by the English and Prussian sovereigns, to be consecrated by Anglican bishops and to have spiritual jurisdiction over Anglican and Lutheran Christians in Palestine. In 1881, however, a failure to obtain episcopal orders for the Lutherans prepared the way for the withdrawal of Prussia, and the bishopric fell into abeyance for almost six years. It was finally reconstituted on a purely Anglican basis and on 25 March 1887 the Venerable Archdeacon Blyth was consecrated Bishop in Jerusalem with jurisdiction over Syria, Egypt, Asia Minor, Cyprus, the region around the Red Sea, and, later, the Sudan and Iran. The Jerusalem Bishopric Fund, later the Jerusalem and East Mission Fund was set up by Bishop Blyth for the maintenance and development of the work of the diocese. In 1920 Egypt and the Sudan were separated from Jerusalem to form a new diocese with Llewellyn Gwynne as bishop. In 1939 the Archbishop of Canterbury's Assyrian Mission came fully under the control of Jerusalem and the East Mission. The diocese of Jerusalem became the seat of a province in July 1957 and at the same time a new diocese of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria was created. At the time of writing the province is composed of the following dioceses: Jerusalem; Cyprus and the Gulf; Egypt; Iran.

From the guide to the Jerusalem and the East Mission Collection, 1827-2011, (Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony's College, Oxford University)