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Secretary General attends the consecration of the first Anglican bishop in Bahrain

Bishop Anthony Poggo has attended the consecration of the Revd Sean Semple, the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf.

23 May 2024

New Primate for the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East to be installed on Sunday

Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf, Michael Lewis, is to be President Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East

14 November 2019

Incense in doubt as loss of Boswellia trees leads to global shortage of frankincense

A global shortage of frankincense could threaten the production of incense, which some churches use as a visible sign of prayers ascending.

19 July 2019

Dr Bill Schwartz is named new Dean of St Christopher’s Anglican Cathedral in Bahrain

Bishop Michael Lewis, has announced that the Archdeacon of the Gulf, Dr Bill Schwartz OBE, is to be the next Anglican Dean of Bahrain.

22 March 2019

Anglican leaders in Arabian Gulf welcome Pope Francis’ visit to United Arab Emirates

Senior Anglican Chaplain in Abu Dhabi, Canon Andrew Thompson, has described the “extraordinary scenes” caused by Pope Francis’ visit.

06 February 2019

Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi visits St George’s Anglican Church in Baghdad

Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has thanked Father Faiz Jerjes and the staff of St George’s, Baghdad, for all they do for the nation”.

04 February 2019

Iraqi army celebrates Anglican Chaplain of Baghdad’s peace-building ministry

The peace-building ministry of Father Faiz Jerjes, Chaplain of St George’s Church in Baghdad, has been recognised by the Iraqi Army.

06 December 2018

Résumé des nouvelles hebdomadaires de l’Agence d’information de la Communion anglicane, le vendredi 5 octobre 2018

Résumé des nouvelles hebdomadaires de l’Agence d’information de la Communion anglicane, le vendredi 5 octobre 2018

05 October 2018

Resumen semanal de noticias del Servicio de Noticias de la Comunión Anglicana a viernes 5 de octubre de 2018

Resumen semanal de noticias del Servicio de Noticias de la Comunión Anglicana a viernes 5 de octubre de 2018

05 October 2018

Celebrations as new Anglican school in Iraq opens next to St George’s Church in Baghdad

The Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, Louis-Raphael I Sako, joined other VIPs at the opening of a new Anglican school in Baghdad.

02 October 2018