THE JERUSALEM & THE EAST MISSION - The Diocese of Jerusalem was founded in 1841 under the joint auspices of Queen Victoria and King Frederick William IV of Prussia. The bishops were to be nominated alternately by the English and Prussian sovereigns. In 1881, however, a failure to obtain Episcopal orders for the Lutherans prepared the way for the withdrawal of Prussia. On 25 March 1887 the Venerable Archdeacon Blyth was consecrated Bishop in Jerusalem with jurisdiction over Syria, Egypt, Asia Minor, Cyprus, the region around the Red Sea, and, later, the Sudan and Iran. The Jerusalem and East Mission Fund was set up by Bishop Blyth for the maintenance and development of the work of the diocese. The Mission published among other religious publications a series of postcards of the Holy Places in Jerusalem & the surroundings.