Michael Lewis (bishop)

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née Pope)
SpouseJulia (nee Lennox) (m. 1979)
Children2 sons (one deceased); 1 daughter
Alma materMerton College, Oxford

Michael Augustine Owen Lewis (born 8 June 1953) is an Anglican bishop, born in England, who served in the Middle East. He was until 8 June 2023 the

Anglican bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf[1] in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Within his former diocese lie Cyprus, Iraq, and the whole of the Arabian Peninsula, including the Arab states of the Persian Gulf
. He was also president bishop and primate of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East with the title of archbishop from 17 November 2019 to 12 May 2023.

Early life and education

Lewis was born on 8 June 1953.

Final Honour School of Theology in 1977.[2]

Ordained ministry

Lewis was ordained deacon in 1978 and priest in 1979. After a

Rural Dean of Worcester and Canon of Worcester Cathedral
.

Consecration to the

Cyprus and the Gulf[6]

On 5 June 2011, he ordained the first female priest in the Middle East in Saint Christopher's Cathedral, Manama.[7]

He is a member and currently co-chair of the International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue. He is a former member of the Anglican Consultative Council and a former consultant to the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith, and Order. For many years he has been Bishop-Visitor of the Community of the Sisters of the Love of God, Convent of the Incarnation, Fairacres, Oxford. Since 2021 he has been a Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford.

He took office as President Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East on 17 November 2019, in a ceremony held at St. Andrew Church, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His term as President Bishop ended on 12 May 2023, when he was succeeded by Hosam Naoum. He retired as diocesan bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf on 8 June 2023.[8]

References

  1. ^ Inauguration Details Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b ‘CYPRUS AND THE GULF, Bishop in’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 4 July 2012
  3. ^ Burke's details
  4. ^ Paphos Anglican Church News Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ISBN 0715180886
  6. ^ Announcement made[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ de Haldevang, Alicia (6 June 2011). "First woman priest ordained". Gulf Daily News. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Primate of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East to step down". Anglican Ink. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Middleton
1999–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf

2007–2023 		Succeeded by
Sean Semple
Preceded by President Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
2019–2023 		Succeeded by
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