He was the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East from 2007 to 2017, when his diocese was part of that ecclesiastical province.

He was also given a Certificate in Hospital Management and Administrations from the School of Public Health of the University of California in the United States in 1992.

Anis sought holy orders at a relatively late age, being ordained deacon in 1997, and priest in 1999.

[2] He was also elected in 2007 as the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, being reelected in 2012, and finishing his term in 2017.

Anis has been involved in the Anglican realignment, as a member and the former chairman of the Global South Primates Steering Committee.