Faik Ibrahim HaddadTustin News, Volume 58, Number 46, 29 September 1977 ( [Fā'iq Ḥaddād], b. 28 December 1914 Tulkarm; d. 23 January 2001 Amman) was the 11th Anglican bishop of Jerusalem, he was the first bishopJEMCA'Palestinian Christians and the Old Testament: History, Hermeneutics, and Ideology' Stalder, W p181: Minneapolis, Fortress Press; 2015 of Arab descentCaspari to head the diocese.Diocesan web-site He was also a Chaplain of the Order of Saint John.The London Gazette
Background and education
Haddad was born in Tulkarm city on 28 December 1914 into a Palestinian family that had been active in Anglican life in the area. He grew up in Tulkarm city, and was educated in his city schools, then he was educated at St. George's School, Jerusalem and the American University of Beirut.
Early career Haddad was ordained deacon in 1939 and priested in 1940, both by the 7th bishop, Francis Brown. After a curacy at Acre he served at Jaffa, Amman and Nablus.
Later career
In 1971 he was appointed a Canon Residentiary at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem and served there'Bishop appointed' Friday, July 26, 1974 The Times Issue: 59149 p17 until his consecration'Pilgrimage of Awakening: The Extraordinary Lives of Murray and Mary Rogers' Cattan. M.V.T. pp205/6: Eugene, Oregon; Pickwick; 2016 as Coadjutor Bishop of Jerusalem on 29 August 1974.T & F On-line He became diocesan bishop'Anglicanism: A Global Communion' Wingate, A (Ed) p87: New York, Church Publishing; 1998 on 6 January 1976Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p413 London: OUP, 1983 and served until 1984.'The Oxford Handbook of Christianity in Asia' Wilfred, F (Ed) p242: Oxford; OUP, 2014
Honors Order of the Holy Sepulchre, for his contribution to theological dialogue and church unity. Order of Saint John, by Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II on 4 November 1977. Jordanian Order of Independence, by the King of Jordan Hussein bin Talal in 1983.
References
External links Photo: Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem Faik Haddad visits the United States, 7 October 1977 List of Bishops of Jerusalem, Arabic Wikipedia