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…
BTh degrees awarded at St Barnabas
A degree congregation was held at St Barnabas Limassol on 15 November, to admit two new Queen's College graduates to the BTh in Discipleship and Ministry.Archbishop Michael admitted graduates Caroline…
His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus
As the Orthodox Church of Cyprus mourns the death of its Primate, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, who died early on Monday, 7 November 2022, Archbishop Michael Lewis sends the following message…
Anglican-Orthodox dialogue
Archbishop Michael once again took part in the International Anglican-Orthodox Theological Commission, meeting this year at Penteli monastery near Athens from 7 to 14 October.The Commission finalized the text of…
Kings, queens, monarchs, rulers, God
Many people have been fascinated by our first opportunity to experience the Accession Council, as part of the process of transition following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. As…
On the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
I know that countless people around our Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf and in our region, whatever their own nationality, origin, or even religious adherence, will join me in…