The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf is one of four dioceses in the

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, a province in the

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. It covers

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

and the

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

and

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

. 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

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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.)

Churches

Gulf Churches

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

* Christ Church, Jebel Ali *

Holy Trinity Church, Dubai The Holy Trinity Church is an inter-denominational Christian church in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is part of the Chaplaincy of Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates. It was founded on 5 April 1970, on the land granted by the Emir of Dub ...

* 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

References

Sources

* Who’s Who 2008 London, A&C Black, 2007

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Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the GulfChrist Church Jebel Ali, DubaiSt Andrews Church, Abu DhabiThe Flying Angel, FujairahSt Paul's Church, KuwaitSt George's Baghdad, IraqChurch of the Epiphany, QatarSt Christopher's Cathedral, BahrainThe Protestant Church in Oman
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Christ Church Aden, Yemen
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List of bishops in Cyprus and the Persian Gulf

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