Danish memorial in Baghdad
On Monday in Holy Week Archbishop Michael led a short service of remembrance in the gardens of St George's church, at the newly restored memorial to eight Danish soldiers who died in…
Palm Sunday 2023: Baghdad
Archbishop Michael and Julia were once again at St George Baghdad for the opening of Holy Week. More than a hundred worshippers made their communion in the mass, which began with…
Holy Week and Easter 2023: from Archbishop Michael
Prayers, blessings, and love to the clergy and people of our Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf and to our many friends and supporters around the world as Holy Week,…
Oil: a reflection from the Canon Theologian
Genesis chapter 28 tells the story of Jacob’s dream of a ladder descending from heaven to earth. When he awakes from the dream he is awestruck and says “Truly the…
Fr Alec for Kyrenia
Archbishop Michael is pleased to announce that Fr Alec Mitchell has been appointed to be a licensed House for Duty priest at St Andrew Kyrenia.Fr Alec, after a number of…
Archbishop Hosam elected ACC vice-chair
Archbishop Michael warmly welcomes news of the election of the Archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most Reverend Hosam Naoum, as Vice-Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC). Archbishop Hosam was elected…
Synod 2023
Diocesan Synod closed on Friday 10 February with the celebration of the Eucharist, led by Archbishop Michael. On Thursday at the Orthodox church of St Savvas in Leivadia, Archbishop Michael presided…
Synod 2023 Presidential Address
Click on the image below to read the Synod 2023 Presidential Address, delivered by Archbishop Michael on 6 February to Members and Observers meeting in Larnaca.
Announcement: resignation and retirement
Archbishop Michael announces, in conformity with Article 13b of the constitution of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, that he will resign as Bishop of the Diocese of…
Christ in our world: from the Canon Theologian
Leonardo da Vinci’s Adoration of the Magi may contrast rather starkly with modern imagined settings of Nativity that are to be found on Christmas cards, but what it tries to…