Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf
Diocese of the Anglican Communion
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The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf is one of three dioceses in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, a province of the Anglican Communion. The diocese 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 to the Diocese of Exeter in England and the Diocese of Thika in Kenya. It is divided into the Archdeaconry of Cyprus and the Archdeaconry of the Gulf: Christopher Futcher was collated as the archdeacon in Cyprus on 7 September 2019.[2] The Rev'd Canon Michael Mbona, a Zimbabwean serving at St. Paul's in Kuwait, was appointed Archdeacon for the Gulf following the retirement of the long-serving Archdeacon Bill Schwartz, OBE.
Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Cyprus, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Yemen |
| Ecclesiastical province | Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral, Nicosia St. Christopher's Cathedral, Bahrain |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Sean Semple |
| Map | |
Diocese of Jerusalem Diocese of Cyprus and the Persian Gulf Diocese of Iran | |
| Website | |
| cypgulf | |
List of bishops in Cyprus and the Persian Gulf
(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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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; died 2025 |
| 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 2023 | Michael Lewis | Formerly bishop of Middleton |
| 2024 to present | Sean Semple |
Churches
Gulf Churches[3]
- Christ Church, Jebel Ali
- Holy Trinity Church, Dubai
- St Luke Church, Ras Al Khaimah
- St Martin Church, Sharjah
- St Nicholas' Church, Fujairah
- St Andrew Church, Abu Dhabi
- St Thomas Church, Al Ain
Kuwait
- St Paul Church – Kuwait
Qatar
- Church of the Epiphany, Doha – Qatar
Bahrain
- St Christopher's and Awali Church, Bahrain
Yemen
- Christ Church, Aden, Yemen
Cyprus[4]
- St. Barnabas church, Limassol
- St Helena Church, Larnaca
- St Lazarus Church, Pissouri
- St Paul's Cathedral, Nicosia
- St Andrew's Church Kyrenia
- St. John's Church Deryneia
- Christ Church Ayia Napa
- St Mark Church, Famagusta
- Anglican Church of Paphos
