Mouneer Hanna Anis (born 8 April 1950) is an Egyptian Anglican bishop. He was

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from 2000 to 2021, and the first Anglican Archbishop of Alexandria from 2020 to 2021. He was the

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from 2007 to 2017, when his diocese was part of that

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. He is also professionally a physician, and an amateur photographer and painter. He is married and has two sons.

Professional career

Anis earned his

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

degree at Cairo University in 1974. He worked at Harpur Memorial Hospital in

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from 1979 to 1999, as Resident until 1989 and as Director since 1984. He received a Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Tropical Medicine in 1986. He was also given a Certificate in Hospital Management and Administrations from the School of Public Health of the University of California in the

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in 1992.

Religious career

Anis sought holy orders at a relatively late age, being ordained deacon in 1997, and priest in 1999. He served at All Saints Cathedral in

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, and later became Administrator of the Diocese of Egypt. He went to do theological and practical training at

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, in Sydney, Australia, at the

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, in

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, and at

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, in the

. He was elected

by the Diocesan Synod, and was the third Egyptian national to serve as bishop of the Diocese of Egypt. His consecration took place on 15 May 2000, and served until the mandatory Anglican episcopal retirement age of 70. He was also elected in 2007 as the Presiding Bishop of the

Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East The Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East is a province of the Anglican Communion. The primate of the church is called President Bishop and represents the Church at the international Anglican Communion Primates' Meetings. The Central ...

, being reelected in 2012, and finishing his term in 2017. His diocese has subsequently separated from the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, with permission, and formed the autonomous

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, consisting of four new dioceses, of which he is also the

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. He is one of only a small number of Anglican bishops to have served as the Archbishop and Primate of two different ecclesiastical provinces. Anis has been involved in the

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, as a member and the former chairman of the

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Primates Steering Committee.Statement from the Global South Primates Steering Committee, Cairo, Egypt, 14-15 February 2014, Global South Anglican Official Website
/ref> He supported the inception of the

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in 2009. He decided not to attend the first

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, held in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, in 2008, but he attended the

meeting in

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, in 2010.

References

External links

Archbishop Mouneer Anis Biography at the Diocese of Egypt Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anis, Mouneer 1952 births Living people Egyptian Anglicans Anglican bishops of Egypt 21st-century Anglican bishops in Africa 21st-century Anglican archbishops Cairo University alumni Egyptian expatriates in the United States People from Monufia Governorate Anglican realignment people