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==Religious life==
==Religious life==
Handford was ordained in 1963 and 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]].
Handford was ordained in 1962 and 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 officeApril 2002 – 2007 (retired)
PredecessorIraj Mottahedeh, Bishop in Iran
SuccessorMouneer Anis, Bishop of Egypt
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Nottingham (1984–1990)
Bishop of Warwick (1990–1996)
Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf (May 1996 – 2007)
Orders
Ordinationc. 1962 (deacon); c. 1964 (priest)
Consecration1990
Personal details
Born (1937-04-17) 17 April 1937 (age 87)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCyril & Alice
SpouseAnne Atherley (m. 1962)
Children1 daughter
Alma materHatfield College, Durham

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

Early life

Handford was born on born 17 April 1937. He studied at Hatfield College, Durham University. He then underwent ministerial formation at Queen's College, Edgbaston.[3]

Religious life

Handford was ordained in 1962 and 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 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:

"I am neither pro-Arab nor pro-Jew, I am pro-human."[4]

Returning to England he became Vicar of Kneesall, Archdeacon of Nottingham.[2] Then, in 1990, he was elected Suffragan Bishop of Warwick. 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.[5]

References

  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. ^ Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  4. ^ The Times, 28 January 1977, p. 17, "Jerusalem eviction" G. CLIVE HANDFORD, St George's Close.
  5. ^ 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
1996–2007
Succeeded by