Hassan Dehqani-Tafti | |
|---|---|
| Anglican Bishop in Iran | |
| Church | Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East |
| Diocese | Diocese of Iran |
| In office | 1960 to 1990 |
| Predecessor | William Thompson |
| Successor | Iraj Mottahedeh |
| Other post(s) | President Bishop (1977–1985) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | c. 1960 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1920 |
| Died | 29 April 2008 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | |
Hassan Barnaba Dehqani-Tafti (Hassan Barnābā Dehqānī-Taftī; 14 May 1920 in Taft, Iran – 29 April 2008 in Winchester) was the Anglican Bishop of Iran from 1960 until his retirement in 1990.[1] Dehqani-Tafti was the first ethnic Persian to become a bishop of Iran since the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century.[1]
Dehqani-Tafti spent the last ten years of his episcopate in exile after the Iranian Revolution and an assassination attempt in October 1979, in which his wife, Margaret, was wounded.[1][2] In May 1980, his 25-year-old son, Bahram, was murdered by Iranian government agents;[1] Bahram is commemorated in the chapel at Monkton Combe School where he was a pupil from 1968 to 1973.[3] Hassan's daughter Guli Francis-Dehqani has been Bishop of Chelmsford since 2021.