St Lazarus, (or PAnG as it was originally known), came into being in 2010, and with the support of the congregation and a few dedicated people, the church has continued to provide services in Pissouri. On 17 November 2014 this website was published, and we hope you will find it informative and inviting.
Parish priest, Fr. Ian Nicholson
Fr. Ian, originally ordained in New Zealand, arrived in Cyprus with his wife Carol towards the end of October 2020. After quarantining for 2 weeks due to Covid-19 restrictions, he began his ministry as soon as restrictions allowed.
Fr. Ian attended St Johns Theological College and Laidlaw College, and was ordained in 2009 in the Auckland Diocese of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Ian served the community on Waiheke Island before coming to Doha, Qatar in 2014 with his wife Carol. He has served as a NSM with the Church of Epiphany. In May 2016 Fr. Ian was appointed General Manager of the Anglican Centre Qatar till April 2019. Fr. Ian is married to Carol, a general practitioner, working for the Mobile Doctor Service in Hamad Medical Corporation. They have three married sons Daniel, Kenneth and Angus living in London, New Zealand, and Germany, and three granddaughters, McKenzie, Emma Constance, and the most recent Lily Carol, born 16 October 2022.
Stanley Hooper, Church Warden
Stanley is the first warden of St Lazarus, and he is also the first chancellor of the diocese; he writes …
“I am married to Sue, and we have had a home in Pissouri since 1983, and have lived here full time since 2008. Sue and I helped set up what is now St Lazarus – initially called PAnG, (the Pissouri Anglican Group) – in 2010, after conversations with a former chaplain, Derek Smith.”
