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U N I T E D N A T I O N S
Distr.
A/AC.25/Com.Jer/1
28 February 1949
COMMITTEE ON JERUSALEM
LIST OF PRINCIPAL RELIGIOUS DIGNITARIES IN PALESTINE
The following note is circulated for the information of members of the Committee.
A.
CHRISTIAN
1.
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE
His Grace Monsignor Testa
2.
LATIN PATRIARCH
(Vacant) Representative of Patriarch: His Grace Monsignor Testa.
3.
ORTHODOX PATRIARCH
His Beatitude Timotheus Themelis, K.B.E.
Note
: The Orthodox Patriarch is ill, and the Right Reverend Archbishop Athenagoras is acting as Patriarchal Representative
4.
ARMENIAN PATRIARCH
His Beatitude Guregh Dz. Vard der M.Israelian
5.
FATHER CUSTOS OF THE HOLY LAND
His Paternity Alberto Gori,
6.
ANGLICAN BISHOP IN JERUSALEM
The Right Reverend W.H. Stewart, D.D.
7.
COPTIC BISHOP
Note
: The Coptic Bishop is at present in Egypt. His representative is Father Samuel, The Abbot of the Coptic Convents.
8.
THE SYRIAN ORTHODOX BISHOP
(Vacant) Represented by the Vicar of the Syrian Metropolitan.
9.
ABYSSINIAN ABBOT
Very Rev. Member Hareghi Wein
10.
ARMENIAN CATHOLIC PATRIARCHAL VICAR
Very Rev. Father Hagob Guiragossian
11.
SYRIAN CATHOLIC PATRIARCHAL VICAR
Very Rev. Monsignor Efrem Hadda
12.
GREEK CATHOLIC PATRIARCHAL VICAR
Very Rev. Archimandrite Purre Saba
13.
MARONITE PATRIARCHAL VICAR
Very Rev. Monsignor France Muharak
B.
MOSLEM
MOSLEM SUPREME MOSLEM SHARIA COUNCIL:
President: Sheikh Husam el Din Jarallah:
C.
JEWISH
THE CHIEF RABBINATE:
Ashkenazic Jewish Community — His Eminence Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Herzog
Sephardic Jewish Community — His Eminence Chief Rabbi Ben Zion Ouziel
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