Hosam Naoum
{{Short description|Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem since 2021}}
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| type = Archbishop
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Hosam Naoum
| native_name = حسام نعوم
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = Archbishop Suheil Dawani and Dean Hosam Naoum (34019363365) (Naoum cropped).jpg
| caption = Naoum in 2017
| title = President Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Archbishop in Jerusalem
| church = Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
| diocese = Jerusalem
| term = 2021–present (as diocesan bishop)
2023–present (as president bishop)
| predecessor = Suheil Dawani (as diocesan bishop)
Michael Lewis (as president bishop)
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| consecration = 14 June 2020
| consecrated_by = Michael Lewis
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1974}}
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Hosam Naoum (Arabic: حسام نعوم; born 1974{{cite web |title=Archbishop Hosam Elias Naoum |url=https://j-diocese.org/wordpress/archbishop-hosam-naoum-2/ |website=Diocese of Jerusalem |date=17 July 2020 |access-date=20 May 2023}}) is a Palestinian Anglican bishop.{{cite web |title=Israeli Archbishop elected unopposed as Vice Chair of Anglican Consultative Council |url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2023/02/palestinian-archbishop-elected-unopposed-as-vice-chair-of-global-anglican-consultative-council.aspx |website=Anglican Communion News Service |publisher=Anglican Communion Office |access-date=15 April 2023 |date=17 February 2023}} Since 2021, he has been Archbishop in Jerusalem for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, and since 2023 he has been president bishop and primate of the province.{{Cite web|url=http://www.j-diocese.org/print.php?page=129666024424&sub=12969832921|title=The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem|website=www.j-diocese.org|access-date=2018-01-11}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jmeca.org.uk/latest/news/new-bishop-jerusalem-announced|title=New Bishop in Jerusalem is Announced|website=jmeca.org.uk|accessdate=2020-11-30}}{{cite web|url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/06/17/jerusalem-hosam-naoum-consecrated-as-coadjutor-bishop/|title=Jerusalem: Hosam Naoum consecrated as coadjutor bishop|website=Episcopal News Service|date=17 June 2020 |accessdate=2020-11-30}}
Biography
Naoum grew up in Galilee. He trained for ordination at the College of the Transfiguration, the theological college of Anglican Church of Southern Africa, and studied theology at Rhodes University. He later completed Master of Theology (MTh) and Doctor of Ministry (DTh) degrees at the Virginia Theological Seminary.{{cite web |title=Archbishop Naoum |url=https://www.diomass.org/sites/diomass/files/attachments/AFEDJ%20Archbishop%20Naoum.pdf |website=Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts |type=pdf |access-date=15 April 2023}}
He served at parishes in Nablus, Zababdeh and Jerusalem. He was Canon Pastor at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem from 2005 to 2012, and then served as its Dean until he was chosen to become a bishop.{{Cite news|url=http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/05/08/hosam-naoum-named-dean-of-st-georges-cathedral-in-jerusalem/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720075247/http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/05/08/hosam-naoum-named-dean-of-st-georges-cathedral-in-jerusalem/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2012|title=Hosam Naoum named dean of St. George's Cathedral in Jerusalem|date=2012-05-08|work=Episcopal News Service|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}
On 14 June 2020, he was consecrated as coadjutor bishop for the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem.{{cite web|url=https://cypgulf.org/news/the-right-reverend-hosam-naoum-a-new-bishop-consecrated-in-jerusalem/|title=The Right Reverend Hosam Naoum: a new bishop consecrated in Jerusalem – The Diocese of Cyprus & the Gulf|website=cypgulf.org|accessdate=2020-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116224214/https://cypgulf.org/the-right-reverend-hosam-naoum-a-new-bishop-consecrated-in-jerusalem/ |archive-date=16 November 2021}} His consecrators were Michael Lewis, as primate of the province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, assisted by Suheil Dawani (the then Archbishop in Jerusalem) and Peter Eaton (Bishop of Southeast Florida). He was installed as Archbishop in Jerusalem in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.jmeca.org.uk/latest/articles/date-set-installation-new-archbishop-jerusalem|website=EMS On-line|title=Revd. Hosam Naoum elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem: EMS|accessdate=2020-11-30|archive-date=2021-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722163551/https://www.jmeca.org.uk/latest/articles/date-set-installation-new-archbishop-jerusalem|url-status=dead}} In February 2023, he was elected vice-chair of the Anglican Consultative Council. In May 2023, he carried the Bible in the Royal procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.{{cite news |title=Coronation order of service in full |work=BBC News |date=5 May 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65503950 |access-date=6 May 2023}} In 2025, he was selected as the Anglican Communion representative the Asia region on the Crown Nominations Commission to elect the next Archbishop of Canterbury.{{cite web |title=Membership of Canterbury CNC announced |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/media/press-releases/membership-canterbury-cnc-announced |website=The Church of England |access-date=14 May 2025 |language=en |date=13 May 2025}}
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Category:Anglican bishops of Jerusalem
Category:Palestinian Anglican priests
Category:21st-century Anglican bishops in the Middle East