Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf
The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf is one of four dioceses in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, a province in the Anglican Communion. It covers Cyprus and the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Yemen. The Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf[1] is the Ordinary of the diocese. In every part of the diocese, except in Cyprus and Iraq, the congregations are largely expatriate, with many Christians from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and the African continent. The diocese is linked with the Diocese of Exeter in England and the Diocese of Thika in Kenya. The diocese is divided into the Archdeaconry of Cyprus and the Archdeaconry of the Gulf: Christopher Futcher was collated Archdeacon in Cyprus on 7 September 2019.[2]
List of Bishops in Cyprus and the Persian Gulf
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(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)
Tenure | Name | Notes |
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1976 to 1981 | Leonard Ashton | Inaugural Bishop; died 2001 |
1981 to 1986 | Henry Wylie Moore | General Secretary, Church Missionary Society, 1986–89, retired as bishop in 1991 |
1986 to 1996 | John Brown | Briefly Rural Dean of Grimsby (2003 to 2004); died 2011 |
1997 to 2007 | Clive Handford | Now an Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Ripon and Leeds |
2007 to present | Michael Lewis | Formerly Bishop of Middleton |
See also
References
Sources
- Who’s Who 2008 London, A&C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
External links
- Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf
- Christ Church Jebel Ali, Dubai
- St Andrews Church, Abu Dhabi
- The Flying Angel, Fujairah
- St Paul's Church, Kuwait
- St George's Baghdad, Iraq
- Church of the Epiphany, Qatar
- St Christopher's Cathedral, Bahrain
- The Protestant Church in Oman
- The Canterbury Group
- Christ Church Aden, Yemen
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Lists of Anglican bishops and archbishops
- Bishops in Cyprus and the Gulf
- Cyprus-related lists
- Religion in the British Empire
- Anglicanism in Europe
- Anglicanism in the Middle East
- Anglican dioceses established in the 20th century
- Anglican dioceses of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
- Christianity in Cyprus