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Trio of new primates as new Anglican leaders appointed in Alexandria, Burundi and Pakistan

A new Archbishop of Alexandria and Moderator of Pakistan have been installed as Burundi looks forward to its new Archbishop in August.

16 June 2021

Diocese of Egypt’s Deaf Unit continuing to provide care despite Covid restrictions

The Deaf Unit in Cairo, part of the Episcopal / Anglican Diocese of Egypt, continues to serve their community despite covid-19 setbacks.

02 April 2021

New bishop tasked with training leaders for Ethiopia’s fast-growing churches

New area bishop for growing churches in the Gambella region of Ethiopia has been given important task of training up Christian leaders.

19 September 2019

Diocese of Egypt teams up with British university to open new archive research centre

A new Research Centre has been opened in Cairo as part of a newly renovated archive facility for the Episcopal Diocese of Egypt.

13 May 2019

First female Canon in Diocese of Egypt to be installed in All Saints Cathedral, Cairo

Bishop Mouneer Anis has announced the appointment of Mrs Alexandra Wakid as the first female lay canon in the Diocese of Egypt.

05 April 2019

Bishop of Egypt Mouneer Anis receives Archbishop of Canterbury’s award for peace and reconciliation

The Bishop of Egypt receives an award from Archbishop Justin Welby, for his “invaluable” contribution to the work of peace and reconciliation.

22 February 2018

Eleven killed as Egyptian Copts targeted in fresh terror attacks

Eight Christians and a Muslim policeman have been killed in an Islamist terror attack on a church in the southern Cairo district of Helwan.

02 January 2018

Archbishop Justin Welby in London vigil for Coptic bomb victims

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, took part in a vigil at Westminster Abbey last night in honour of the victims of Sunday’s bomb attack on the Coptic Cathedral compound in Cairo.

15 December 2016

Global South Anglicans meet in Cairo

More than 100 Anglicans from 20 provinces are gathering in Cairo, Egypt, today, at the start of a week-long meeting of the Global South group of Anglicans.

03 October 2016

Rolling the stone and breaking bread together

Leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church and other major Christian denominations in Egypt gathered at All Saint’s Anglican Cathedral in the centre of Cairo this weekend for a united act of worship which has been described as an example of “loving, passionate, and world-changing unity.”

16 February 2016