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'''George Clive Handford''' {{post-nominals|CMG}}<ref>2007 Queen’s birthday honours Departmental lists (Diplomatic Service and overseas) Order of St Michael and St George</ref> (born 17 April 1937) is an English Anglican bishop. He was the fourth [[Anglican]] [[Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf]].<ref name="ww">‘HANDFORD, Rt Rev. (George) Clive’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U12670], accessed 30 June 2012</ref>
'''George Clive Handford''' {{post-nominals|CMG}}<ref>2007 Queen’s birthday honours Departmental lists (Diplomatic Service and overseas) Order of St Michael and St George</ref> (born 17 April 1937) is an English Anglican bishop. He was the fourth [[Anglican]] [[Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf]].<ref name="ww">‘HANDFORD, Rt Rev. (George) Clive’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U12670], accessed 30 June 2012</ref>


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Handford was born on 17 April 1937. He studied at [[Hatfield College]], [[Durham University]], graduating with a 2:1 degree in Modern Arabic Studies.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Graduates |journal=University of Durham Gazette |publisher=Durham University|date=September 1961 |page=9}}</ref> He then underwent ministerial formation at [[Queen's College, Edgbaston]].<ref>[[Crockford's clerical directory]] (London, Church House 1995) {{ISBN|0-7151-8088-6}}</ref>
Handford was born on 17 April 1937. He studied at [[Hatfield College]], [[Durham University]], graduating with a 2:1 degree in Modern Arabic Studies.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Graduates |journal=University of Durham Gazette |publisher=Durham University|date=September 1961 |page=9}}</ref> He then underwent ministerial formation at [[Queen's College, Edgbaston]].<ref>[[Crockford's clerical directory]] (London, Church House 1995) {{ISBN|0-7151-8088-6}}</ref>


==Religious life==
==Ordained ministry==
Handford was made a deacon at [[Michaelmas]] in 1963 (22&nbsp;September), by [[Morris Gelsthorpe]], Assistant&nbsp;Bishop of Southwell,<ref>{{Church Times | title = Michaelmas Ordinations | archive = 1963_09_27_015 | issue = 5250 | date = 27 September 1963 | page = 15 | accessed = 25 May 2019 }}</ref> and ordained a priest at the [[Trinity Sunday]] following (24&nbsp;May 1964), by [[Gordon Savage (bishop)|Gordon Savage]], [[Bishop of Southwell]], both times at [[Southwell Minster]];.<ref>{{Church Times | title = Ordinations at Trinity | archive = 1964_05_29_017 | issue = 5285 | date = 29 May 1964 | page = 17 | accessed = 25 May 2019 }}</ref> He then began his ministry as an [[assistant curate]] at [[St Peter and St Paul's Church, Mansfield]] in the [[Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham]] between 1963 and 1967.<ref name="Crockford">{{Crockford| surname = Handford | forenames = George Clive | id = 40204 | accessed = 23 October 2024}}</ref>


In 1967, Handford started what was to be a long association with the [[Middle East]]. He was a [[chaplain]] in [[Baghdad]], Iraq, in 1967, followed by six years as a chaplain in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]].<ref name="WW 2020">{{cite web |title=Handford, Rt Rev. (George) Clive, (born 17 April 1937), Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf, 1996–2007; President Bishop, Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, 2002–07; an Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Leeds (formerly West Yorkshire and the Dales), since 2014 |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U12670 |website=[[Who's Who 2020]] |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=23 October 2024 |language=en |date=1 December 2019}}</ref> He then served as [[Dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem]] from 1974 to 1978.<ref name="Crockford" /> Then, from 1978 to 1983, he was co-currently [[Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf|Archdeacon in the Gulf]] and chaplain in [[Abu Dhabi]] and [[Qatar]].<ref name="WW 2020" />
Handford was made a deacon at [[Michaelmas]] in 1963 (22&nbsp;September), by [[Morris Gelsthorpe]], Assistant&nbsp;Bishop of Southwell,<ref>{{Church Times | title = Michaelmas Ordinations | archive = 1963_09_27_015 | issue = 5250 | date = 27 September 1963 | page = 15 | accessed = 25 May 2019 }}</ref> and ordained a priest at the [[Trinity Sunday]] following (24&nbsp;May 1964), by [[Gordon Savage (bishop)|Gordon Savage]], [[Bishop of Southwell]], both times at [[Southwell Minster]];.<ref>{{Church Times | title = Ordinations at Trinity | archive = 1964_05_29_017 | issue = 5285 | date = 29 May 1964 | page = 17 | accessed = 25 May 2019 }}</ref> He then began his ministry as a [[curate]] in [[Mansfield]]. He then started what was to be a long association with the [[Middle East]] by becoming a [[chaplain]] in [[Lebanon]] before [[Dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem]].


Often embroiled in centuries old disputes, he clearly stated his own view in a letter to ''[[The Times]]'' in 1977:
Often embroiled in centuries old disputes, he clearly stated his own view in a letter to ''[[The Times]]'' in 1977:
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Clive Handford

President Bishop
ChurchEpiscopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
In office2002 to 2007
PredecessorIraj Mottahedeh
SuccessorMouneer Anis
Other post(s)Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf (1997–2007)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Warwick (1990–1996)
Archdeacon of Nottingham (1984–1990)
Orders
Ordinationc. 1962 (deacon)
c. 1964 (priest)
Consecration1990
Personal details
Born (1937-04-17) 17 April 1937 (age 87)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCyril & Alice
Spouse
Anne Atherley
(m. 1962)
Children1 daughter
OccupationAnglican bishop
Alma materHatfield College, Durham

George Clive Handford CMG[1] (born 17 April 1937) is an English Anglican bishop. He was the fourth Anglican Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf.[2]

Early life

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Handford was born on 17 April 1937. He studied at Hatfield College, Durham University, graduating with a 2:1 degree in Modern Arabic Studies.[3] He then underwent ministerial formation at Queen's College, Edgbaston.[4]

Ordained ministry

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Handford was made a deacon at Michaelmas in 1963 (22 September), by Morris Gelsthorpe, Assistant Bishop of Southwell,[5] and ordained a priest at the Trinity Sunday following (24 May 1964), by Gordon Savage, Bishop of Southwell, both times at Southwell Minster;.[6] He then began his ministry as an assistant curate at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Mansfield in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham between 1963 and 1967.[7]

In 1967, Handford started what was to be a long association with the Middle East. He was a chaplain in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1967, followed by six years as a chaplain in Beirut, Lebanon.[8] He then served as Dean of St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem from 1974 to 1978.[7] Then, from 1978 to 1983, he was co-currently Archdeacon in the Gulf and chaplain in Abu Dhabi and Qatar.[8]

Often embroiled in centuries old disputes, he clearly stated his own view in a letter to The Times in 1977:

"I am neither pro-Arab nor pro-Jew, I am pro-human."[9]

Returning to England, he became Vicar of Kneesall, Archdeacon of Nottingham.[2] Then in 1990, he was elected Bishop suffragan of Warwick and consecrated a bishop on 6 December at Westminster Abbey.[10] He was then translated to the Mediterranean Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf where he served the Anglican Community until retirement in 2007. During much of that time, he served as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East.

In retirement, he still maintains his links with the church and serves as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.[11]

References

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  1. ^ 2007 Queen’s birthday honours Departmental lists (Diplomatic Service and overseas) Order of St Michael and St George
  2. ^ a b ‘HANDFORD, Rt Rev. (George) Clive’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 30 June 2012
  3. ^ "Graduates". University of Durham Gazette. Durham University: 9. September 1961.
  4. ^ Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  5. ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5250. 27 September 1963. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ^ "Ordinations at Trinity". Church Times. No. 5285. 29 May 1964. p. 17. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. ^ a b "George Clive Handford". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Handford, Rt Rev. (George) Clive, (born 17 April 1937), Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf, 1996–2007; President Bishop, Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, 2002–07; an Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Leeds (formerly West Yorkshire and the Dales), since 2014". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ The Times, 28 January 1977, p. 17, "Jerusalem eviction" G. CLIVE HANDFORD, St George's Close.
  10. ^ "Briefly". Church Times. No. 6669. 7 December 1990. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  11. ^ Crockfords online
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Warwick
1990–1996
Succeeded by
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf
1997–2007
Succeeded by