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 and Polis Christian Centre

The original church plant in the Polis area was in the small Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, but with the influx of more English speaking expatriates moving to this area, larger premises were needed.

The beginning of March 2006 St. Luke’s was born, resulting in a much larger facility, capable of seating up to 100 people. It also has toilet facilities and a small kitchen and seating area which allows for fellowship before or after Services.

The Centre is under the ‘umbrella’ of the Anglican Church in Paphos to serve the needs of Christians in the Polis area who perhaps feel the journey to Paphos is too much for them.

One other Christian group, the Polis Community Church,shares the Centre at a different time from the Anglican Service.

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.