was Archbishop in Jerusalem from the restoration of the archbishopric in 2014. In August 2010, Israel declined to renew the residency permits for Dawani and his family, claiming the bishop had been engaged in fraudulent land deals on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, an allegation strenuously denied by the bishop and the diocese. After legal proceedings were commenced, and following pressure from a number of Christian churches and leaders, the permits were renewed on 26 September 2011. The thirteenth bishop of the diocese was Riah Abu El-Assal, who retired on March 31, 2007 at the prescribed retirement age of 70 years. The Diocese of Jerusalem was forced to take legal action against Riah following his retirement, over the ownership of the Bishop Riah Educational Campus, a school established by him when he was bishop. Congregations The parish churches of the diocese include: St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem St Paul's Church, Jerusalem Church of the Redeemer, Amman, Jordan Theodore Schneller Chapel, Amman, Jordan Saviour Church, Zarka, Jordan The Virgin Mary Episcopal Church, Irbid, Jordan St Luke's Church, Marka, Jordan The Church of the Good Shepherd, Salt, Jordan St John the Baptist Church, Husn, Jordan Sts Peter & Paul Church, Aqaba, Jordan St Andrew's Church, Ramallah, Palestine St Peter's Church, Birzeit, Palestine Good Shepherd Church, Rafidia, Palestine St Philip's Church, Nablus, Palestine St Matthew's Church, Zababdeh, Palestine St Philip's Chapel, Gaza City, Palestine St Paul's Church, Shefa-'Amr, Israel Church of the Holy Family, Reineh, Israel Emmanuel Church, Ramleh, Israel St John's & St Luke's Church, Haifa, Israel Christ Church, Nazareth, Israel Saviour Church, Kufr Yasif, Israel All Saints' Episcopal Church, Damascus, Syria All Saints' Episcopal Church, Beirut, Lebanon See also Anglican-German Bishopric in Jerusalem Church Mission Society Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Missionary Society in the Middle East and North Africa Jerusalem and the East Mission London Jews Society Palestinian Christians Theodore Edward Dowling References Further reading Tuchman, Barbara W. (1984). Bible and Sword. PAPERMAC. Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 2 (2001). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. Hoppe, Leslie J. (1999). A Guide to the Lands of the Bible. Liturgical Press. External links History of the Episcopal/Anglican Church in the Holy Land Official website Documentation on the controversy regarding the establishment of an Anglican bishopric of Jerusalem Christianity in Jerusalem Anglicanism in Palestine (region) Anglicanism in Lebanon Anglicanism in Syria Anglicanism in Jordan Anglicanism in Israel Religion in the British Empire