Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf | |
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| 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 | |
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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] 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.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th ed. London: Church House Publishing, 2001), p. 1144, column a: 'Cyprus and the Gulf (Bishop in) [emphasis in original].
- ^ "New Cyprus archdeacon announced, and new social concern coordinator". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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