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'''Hassan Barnaba Dehqani-Tafti''' (Hassan Barnābā Dehqānī-Taftī; 14 May 1920 in [[Taft, Iran|Taft]] – 29 April 2008 in [[Winchester]]) was the [[Anglican]] [[Diocese of Iran|Bishop of Iran]] from |
'''Hassan Barnaba Dehqani-Tafti''' (Hassan Barnābā Dehqānī-Taftī; 14 May 1920 in [[Taft, Iran|Taft]] – 29 April 2008 in [[Winchester]]) was the [[Anglican]] [[Diocese of Iran|Bishop of Iran]] from 1960 until his retirement in 1990.<ref name=tele> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=The Rt Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti, Bishop of Iran who survived an assassination attempt and had to continue his ministry in exile |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1918728/The-Rt-Rev-Hassan-Dehqani-Tafti.html|work= [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |publisher= |date=2008-05-05 |accessdate=2008-05-11}}</ref> Dehqani-Tafti was the first [[Persian people|ethnic Persian]] to become a bishop of Iran since the [[Islamic conquest of Persia]] in the 7th century.<ref name=tele/> (There had been ethnic [[Iranian Armenians|Armenian]] and [[Assyrians in Iran|Assyrian]] bishops in Iran, but no ethnic Persian bishops up until the 20th century.)<ref name=tele/> However, 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.<ref name=tele/><ref name=time> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Unholy War: Assault on Iran's Anglicans |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951494,00.html|work= [[Time Magazine]] |publisher= |date=1980-05-16 |accessdate=2008-05-11}}</ref> In May 1980, his 25-year-old son, Bahram, was murdered by Iranian government agents.<ref name=tele/> Bahram is commemorated in the chapel at [[Monkton Combe School]] where he was a pupil from 1968 to 1973. His daughter [[Guli Francis-Dehqani]] was appointed the first [[Bishop of Loughborough]] in the [[Diocese of Leicester]] in 2017. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Dehqani-Tafti decided to become an [[Anglican priest]]. He left Iran in 1947 to attend [[Ridley Hall, Cambridge]], a [[theological college]], to prepare for his [[ordination]].<ref name=tele/> After his ordination he returned to Iran and became pastor of St Luke's Anglican Church in Isfahan.<ref name=tele/> He spent ten years at the Isfahan parish and also did some missionary work within Iran. He briefly became pastor of St Paul's Anglican Church in the capital city, Tehran.<ref name=tele/> |
Dehqani-Tafti decided to become an [[Anglican priest]]. He left Iran in 1947 to attend [[Ridley Hall, Cambridge]], a [[theological college]], to prepare for his [[ordination]].<ref name=tele/> After his ordination he returned to Iran and became pastor of St Luke's Anglican Church in Isfahan.<ref name=tele/> He spent ten years at the Isfahan parish and also did some missionary work within Iran. He briefly became pastor of St Paul's Anglican Church in the capital city, Tehran.<ref name=tele/> |
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He was appointed the Anglican Bishop in Iran to succeed William Thompson. (Dehqani-Tafti had married Thompson's daughter Margaret in an English-Iranian wedding nine years before his ascension as bishop).<ref name=tele/> Dehqani-Tafti became the first ethnic Iranian Christian bishop in Iran since the 7th |
He was appointed the Anglican Bishop in Iran to succeed William Thompson. (Dehqani-Tafti had married Thompson's daughter Margaret in an English-Iranian wedding nine years before his ascension as bishop).<ref name=tele/> Dehqani-Tafti became the first ethnic Iranian Christian bishop in Iran since the 7th century.<ref name=tele/> |
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As bishop, he concentrated on the growth of the Anglican education system and schools in Iran. He established Iranian [[secondary schools]] for girls and [[boarding schools]] for boys.<ref name=tele/> |
As bishop, he concentrated on the growth of the Anglican education system and schools in Iran. He established Iranian [[secondary schools]] for girls and [[boarding schools]] for boys.<ref name=tele/> |
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In 1977 he became president bishop of the [[Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East]], until 1985. |
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==In exile== |
==In exile== |
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After the murder of their son the family settled in the [[diocese of Winchester]], where Hassan Dehqani-Tafti became an assistant bishop and continued to lead the Anglican diocese of Iran from exile. Margaret died in 2016. They are buried together at [[Winchester Cathedral]].<ref>http://blog.godreports.com/2016/11/bishops-wife-took-bullet-to-save-her-husbands-life/</ref> |
After the murder of their son the family settled in the [[diocese of Winchester]], where Hassan Dehqani-Tafti became an assistant bishop and continued to lead the Anglican diocese of Iran from exile. Margaret died in 2016. They are buried together at [[Winchester Cathedral]].<ref>http://blog.godreports.com/2016/11/bishops-wife-took-bullet-to-save-her-husbands-life/</ref> |
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Hassan Dehqani-Tafti | |
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| Anglican Bishop in Iran | |
| Church | Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East |
| Diocese | Diocese of Iran |
| In office | 1961 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 – 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] (There had been ethnic Armenian and Assyrian bishops in Iran, but no ethnic Persian bishops up until the 20th century.)[1] However, 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. His daughter Guli Francis-Dehqani was appointed the first Bishop of Loughborough in the Diocese of Leicester in 2017.
Early life
Hassan Barnaba Dehqani-Tafti was born in the small village of Taft, near the city of Yazd, in central Iran.[1] His parents, who were Muslims, were poor.[1] Dehqani-Tafti attended Stuart Memorial College in Isfahan, before moving on to Tehran University, where he trained to become a teacher.[1] He converted to Christianity in Isfahan in 1938 and was soon seen a leader of the growing Christian youth group in the city.[1]
He served as an officer in the Iranian Imperial Army from 1943 until 1945.[1] His knowledge of English led him to become an interpreter for British officials in the Middle East. Following the end of World War II, Dehqani-Tafti worked under Anglican bishop William Thompson as a layman in the Diocese of Iran for two years.[1]
Bishop of Iran
Dehqani-Tafti decided to become an Anglican priest. He left Iran in 1947 to attend Ridley Hall, Cambridge, a theological college, to prepare for his ordination.[1] After his ordination he returned to Iran and became pastor of St Luke's Anglican Church in Isfahan.[1] He spent ten years at the Isfahan parish and also did some missionary work within Iran. He briefly became pastor of St Paul's Anglican Church in the capital city, Tehran.[1]
He was appointed the Anglican Bishop in Iran to succeed William Thompson. (Dehqani-Tafti had married Thompson's daughter Margaret in an English-Iranian wedding nine years before his ascension as bishop).[1] Dehqani-Tafti became the first ethnic Iranian Christian bishop in Iran since the 7th century.[1]
As bishop, he concentrated on the growth of the Anglican education system and schools in Iran. He established Iranian secondary schools for girls and boarding schools for boys.[1]
In 1977 he became president bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, until 1985.
In exile
After the murder of their son the family settled in the diocese of Winchester, where Hassan Dehqani-Tafti became an assistant bishop and continued to lead the Anglican diocese of Iran from exile. Margaret died in 2016. They are buried together at Winchester Cathedral.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "The Rt Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti, Bishop of Iran who survived an assassination attempt and had to continue his ministry in exile". The Telegraph. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "Unholy War: Assault on Iran's Anglicans". Time Magazine. 1980-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ http://blog.godreports.com/2016/11/bishops-wife-took-bullet-to-save-her-husbands-life/
External links
- The Independent: The Right Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti: Exiled Anglican Bishop in Iran
- The Times: The Right Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti, The first Persian Anglican bishop who left Iran during the 1979 Revolution after persecution and an attempt to kill him
- The Guardian: The Rt Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti: Exiled Iranian bishop preaching forgiveness
- An Order of Holy Communion for Experimental Use in the Diocese of Iran (1971)