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 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. The Rev'd Canon Dr. Michael Mbona, a Zimbabwean serving at St. Paul's in Kuwait, was appointed as Archdeacon for the Gulf, following the retirement of long-serving Archdeacon Bill Schwartz, OBE.

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.)

Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf

Churches

Gulf Churches

United Arab Emirates

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

St. Barnabas church, Limassol

St Helena Church, Larnaca

St Lazarus Church, Pissouri

St Paul's Cathedral, Nicosia

St Andrew's Church Kyrenia

Christ Church Ayia Napa

St Mark Church, Famagusta

Anglican Church of Paphos

See also

Chaplaincy of Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates

The Mission to Seafarers

References

Sources

Who's Who 2008 London, A&C Black, 2007

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

Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf – Union Between Christians

Lists of Anglican bishops and archbishops

Cyprus religion-related lists

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