Forum with Archbishop Hosam E. Naoum
Following the October 18 Principal Sunday Holy Eucharist, all are welcome to attend a forum and conversation with The Most Rev. Hosam E. Naoum, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem and Primate of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. Archbishop Hosam is also preaching at the service.
The forum will take place in Perry Auditorium, located on the Cathedral’s 7th floor. No ticket or registration required. Please note, the forum is not livestreamed.
To learn more about how you can support the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ), an organization dedicated to transforming lives in the Middle East by providing critical financial resources to the Diocese’s schools, hospitals and rehabilitation centers, visit AFEDJ’s website.
About Archibishop Hosam
The Most Reverend Dr. Hosam Elias Naoum is the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Archbishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (Anglican).
In 1998 Archbishop Hosam was ordained as deacon and began his incumbency at St. Matthew’s Church in Zababdeh and St. Philip’s Church in Nablus/Rafedia. He was ordained as a priest in 1999.
Archbishop Hosam originally served as Canon Pastor at the Cathedral from 2005, and was the Acting Dean from 2007-2009, thereafter being installed as the Dean. In that office, he served as Pastor to the Cathedral’s Arabic- and English-speaking congregations. Archbishop Hosam completed his initial theological training at the College of the Transfiguration in South Africa. In 2011, he then earned a Master of Theology degree in Canon Law from Virginia Theological Seminary in the USA and went on to complete his doctoral studies at VTS in the summer of 2019. Consecrated as Bishop Coadjutor in June 2020, he was installed as the fifteenth Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem on May 13, 2021. In May 2022, he was also awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary.
In addition to overseeing the 28 parishes and 30+ institutions of the Diocese, Archbishop Hosam also serves as the Secretary to the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem and is actively involved in the work of ecumenical and interfaith dialogues. He is married to Rafa, and together they have three children: Wadie, Laurice, and Krista.
Archbishop Hosam serves as the Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and has over the past four years been an active participant in the meetings, subgroups, and sub-committees of the ACC Standing Committee. In May of 2023, he also became Primate of the Province of Jerusalem & the Middle East, a five-year term.