Diocese of Iran

Diocese of Iran
Location
CountryIran
TerritoryIran
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Jerusalem and the Middle East
Statistics
Area1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi)
Information
DenominationAnglican
Established1912
CathedralSaint Luke's Church , Isfahan, Iran
Current leadership
Bishopcurrently overseen by the Primate, the Most Reverend Michael Lewis
Map

  Diocese of Jerusalem
  Diocese of Cyprus and the Persian Gulf
  Diocese of Iran
Website
http://www.dioceseofiran.org

The Diocese of Iran is one of the four dioceses of the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. The diocese was established in 1912 as the Diocese of Persia and was incorporated into the Jerusalem Archbishopric in 1957.[1] The most recent bishop was Azad Marshall,[2] until 2016. His title is Bishop in Iran, rather than the often expected Bishop of Iran.

  1. ^ Buchanan, Colin (2009). The A to Z of Anglicanism. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6842-7.
  2. ^ Anglican Mainstream (9 August 2007). "Iran's New Bishop Installed". Church of England Newspaper. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.