During his reign, the Archdiocese of Jerusalem also possessed Jurisdiction over the eastern most provinces of Egypt in Al-Sharqyia, Port Said, Ismailia, and Suez.
He was raised in a religious household, and was taught the orthodox doctrine and the Coptic language from a young age.
[4] Following the death of Metropolitan Basil III of Jerusalem, in 1935, Hegumen Peter of Saint Anthony was nominated for the see.
[3] As Metropolitan of Jerusalem, he continued the works of renovation and construction of church properties in the Holy Land.
He also purchased land on the shores of the Jordan River which was later used for the building of the Monastery of Saint John the Baptist.
[1] On Monday, October 1, 1945, he was shot dead while walking from the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in the Eastern Desert, to the nearby village of Bush.