As the Diocese of Egypt grew in the early twenty-first century, the bishop established two episcopal areas, appointing an Area Bishop for the Horn of Africa in 2007, and an Area Bishop for North Africa in 2009. Following a huge expansion of mission activity in the Gambela Region, a further episcopal area was created in 2019, with Rajan Vincent Jacob, already serving as Archdeacon of Gambella, consecrated as the first Area Bishop of Gambella.[7]