Abu Dhabi: Mother Christine’s licensing
On 6 November 2022 in a eucharist at St Andrew's Archbishop Michael formally licensed the Reverend Christine Trainor as Anglican parish priest of Abu Dhabi. She had until that point…
Meeting Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew: a historic event
On Friday 4 November a party of 32 from St Christopher's Cathedral in Bahrain, including Archbishop Michael and Julia, attended a unique ecumenical service of prayer for peace at the…
Anglicans and Armenians
Archbishop Michael, accompanied by Julia and Fr Drew Schmotzer, recently called on HE Bishop Mesrob Sarkissian of the Armenian Orthodox Church, Prelate of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Relations…
Jebel Ali confirmations
On 1 November, the Feast of All Saints, Archbishop Michael confirmed 32 candidates at Christ Church Jebel Ali in the Emirate of Dubai. Fr Jim Young presented Christ Church's candidates,…
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…
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…
The Lambeth Conference: a reflection
The Lambeth Conference's full title is the Lambeth Conference of Bishops. The two key words here are "conference" and "bishops". Media coverage and comment both internal and external on the Lambeth Conference…
Pray for the Lambeth Conference
In the week following Sunday 24 July, the Lambeth Conference of Bishops of the Anglican Communion will begin to gather at the University of Kent in Canterbury at the invitation…
New Warden of Readers and Gulf Vocations Adviser
Archbishop Michael is pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Kent Middleton as Diocesan Warden of Readers and the Reverend Jim Young as Vocations Adviser for the Gulf Archdeaconry. Fr…
St Christopher’s Cathedral welcomes new assistant priest
St Christopher’s Cathedral, Bahrain has welcomed assistant priest the Reverend Dr Franklin Isaac, who will also serve the Mission to Seafarers—having previously served as an MtS Port Chaplain in India,…