Anglicans in Jerusalem and the Middle East

07 November 2014

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From the Bishop in Cyprus & the Gulf

Sir, - The Revd Dominic Barrington's account of his visit to a wrecked Gaza (News, 17 October) was vivid and timely. But his invitation was not from a "diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East", as the strapline said.

That name belongs to our whole Province, which includes the dioceses in Egypt (with North Africa & the Horn of Africa); Iran; and Cyprus & the Gulf, stretching from Iraq to the Yemen. The diocese in Jerusalem, tout court, covers Palestine and Israel, Jordan, the Lebanon, and Syria.

There is much suffering but also much joy in our multi-ethnic, multi-national Province. As you pray for Gaza and Jerusalem, please pray for us all.

MICHAEL CYPRUS & THE GULF
Bishop's Office 2 Grigori Afxentiou
Nicosia 1517 Republic of Cyprus

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