Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf

The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf is one of four dioceses in the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, and includes Cyprus, the Gulf, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and the Yemen. 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 Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf is the Ordinary

Ordinary

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of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East

Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East

The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is a province of the Anglican Communion stretching from Iran in the east to Algeria in the west, and Cyprus in the north to Somalia in the south. It is the largest and the most diverse Anglican province. The church is headed by a President...

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

of "Cyprus and the Gulf" in the Middle East

Middle East

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List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1976 to 1983	Leonard Ashton, Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf	Deceased
1983 to 1986	Henry Wylie Moore Henry Wylie Moore Henry Wylie Moore was the second Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf “. Born in 1923, his first job after leaving school was as a clerk with the LMS railway. From 1942 until 1946 he served in the armed forces, firstly with the King's Regiment , and latterly with the Rajputana Rifles... , Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf	Retired
1987 to 1996	John Brown, Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf	Retired
1996 to 2007	Clive Handford Clive Handford George Clive Handford, CMG, was the fourth Anglican Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf.-Life:Educated at Hatfield College and Queen's College, Edgbaston, he was ordained in 1963 and began his ecclesiastical carer with a curacy in Mansfield. He then began what was to be a long association with the Middle... , Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf	Retired
2007 to present	Michael Lewis Michael Lewis (bishop) Michael Augustine Owen Lewis is the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf in the province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. Within his diocese lie Cyprus, Iraq, and the whole of the Arabian Peninsula.Lewis was born on 8 June 1953... , Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf	Current Incumbent

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List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf

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