Welcome to Ayia Kyriaki Chrysopolitissa Church

This Church was built around 1500 AD as a Latin Church on the site of a small church which was destroyed in 59 AD by an earthquake. About 100 years after its construction and following the Turkish invasion of 1570, it became the Byzantine Cathedral of Kato (Lower) Paphos.

St. Paul and St. Barnabas visited Cyprus in 45 AD (Acts 13 verses 5-12) and converted the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus and he became the first Christian ruler and Cyprus the first Christian country. Tradition has it that St. Paul was scourged in Paphos at the pillar near this church. This church is, therefore, often known as “The Church by St. Paul’s Pillar”.

By kind permission of Bishop Chrysostomos Metropolitan of Paphos, who is now the Archbishop of the Holy Orthodox Church in Cyprus, the Anglican Church and the Latin Church have use of this building with the continuing permission of Bishop George, his successor. We are extremely grateful to both for their generosity. The Orthodox Church still use this building for special occasions.

Welcome to St. Stephen’s Church, Stephanie

St. Stephen’s is situated in Stephanie Village, Tala, and was the first Church Plant for the Anglican Church in Paphos. The first Service was on Christmas Eve 2000 and Bishop Clive came to dedicate the new church on 28 January 2001.
St. Stephen’s was born in order to cater for the many English-speaking people who live in the area and also for those who prefer a slightly less formal, but still Anglican type of Service; the congregation, thanks be to God, has continued to grow over the years since St. Stephen’s first opened its doors.

Welcome to St. Luke’s Church, Prodromi

In 2002 Jack Harding, who had lived in Cyprus for very many years, became aware of the need for a place of worship for the many Christian immigrant workers living in the Polis area. In consultation with the Paphos Chaplain, the Reverend Marvin Bamforth and our friends in the Cypriot Orthodox Church, permission was granted for the lovely little Greek Orthodox Church, St. Nicholas, in the centre of Polis to be shared by the Anglican and Latin Catholic communities in the area.

After some years Jack's health was failing and numbers were falling, with attendance at St. Nicholas Church often being less than ten. However, the charming, unspoilt Polis area began to develop and gradually the regular Anglican congregation swelled to about 15. St. Nicholas' was becoming too small and new premises were sought.

The present building - a former furniture store - was rented. Bishop Clive Handford dedicated the building as St. Luke's Church on 23rd April 2006. Within months the congregation had grown and outreach made to the local community. The first Christmas over 60 people attended a service of carols and readings.

Such has been the growth in the number of regular worshippers that the building has now been extended incorporating a new vestry and a separate large meeting room - The Jack Harding Room for use by the local community. On 18th October 2008, St. Luke's Day, Bishop Michael Lewis celebrated the Holy Eucharist and blessed the new extension and The Jack Harding Room.

Visitors may be interested in the stained glass reredos which has a theme of St. Luke. A local carpenter made the altar, and the wooden cross and credence table were made by a parishioner. On the altar table in the Lady Chapel is the cross used by Anglican worshippers at St. Nicholas in Polis.

OUR SPECIAL LINK

The Anglican Church of Paphos plays a part in the Tripartite Diocesan Link between Cyprus and The Gulf, Exeter and Thika in Kenya.

Bishop Clive (Handford), Bishop Michael (Langrish) and Bishop Gideon (Gathiga) signed a Covenant in Exeter Cathedral during 2005, reaffirmed in St. Paul’s Cathedral Nicosia during Synod 2006, was further reaffirmed in Thika early September 2006.

The Covenant is a statement of mutual prayer, assistance and support which presents exciting challenges and opportunities to each Diocese.