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Consecration of the First Bishop

When: 1841
Where: Lambeth Palace (stated only for the 7 December 1841 ordination claim; no location is given for the 7 November 1841 consecration claim)
Part of: Michael Alexander takes office as first Anglican-German Bishop in Jerusalem

Michael Alexander was reportedly consecrated or ordained as the first bishop of the Anglo-Prussian see in late 1841, though sources conflict on the date and rite.

Alexander was proposed as the first Protestant bishop and appointed to the United Church of England and Ireland in Jerusalem. Sources conflict on his elevation to the episcopate: one gives a consecration on 7 November 1841, while another gives an ordination as bishop on 7 December 1841 at Lambeth Palace. The two claims differ in both date and the rite described, and no location is stated for the 7 November claim.

Sources

Michael Alexander (bishop) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-04
Anglo-Prussian bishopric in Jerusalem Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-23

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