Owing to the complex political situation in Egypt, the diocese (still under the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury as Metropolitan) sought to distance itself from the Church of England, by adopting the denominational name "Episcopal Church in Egypt".[1] Nonetheless, political tensions led to the seizing or destruction of many Anglican churches and properties in Egypt, and the expulsion of many British clergy. By 1956 there was no resident bishop, and only four priests in the entire diocese, with episcopal supervision temporarily provided by the Archbishop in Jerusalem.