Henry Moore (bishop)

Henry Wylie Moore (2 November 1923 – December 2025) was an English Anglican clergyman. He was the second bishop of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf.[1]

Biography

Moore was born on 2 November 1923. His first job after leaving school was as a clerk with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. From 1941 to 1946 he served in the armed forces in the Second World War, firstly with the King's Regiment (Liverpool) and later with the Rajputana Rifles. In 1948 he graduated from the University of Liverpool[2] and after studying at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, was ordained in 1951. His first position was a curacy in Farnworth, Cheshire.

After a period as a missionary in Khuzistan he held incumbencies in Burnage and Middleton. This was followed by a decade of service as home secretary and then general secretary of the Church Missionary Society before his ordination to the episcopate.[3]

Moore turned 100 on 2 November 2023,[4] and died in December 2025 at the age of 102.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Who was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 OCLC 738543254 OCLC 318619622
  2. ^ In 1973 he gained a further degree (an MA)
  3. ^ "New Bishop of Cyprus", The Times, 20 May 1983, p. 14.
  4. ^ "Bishop Sean was very pleased to visit the Right Reverend Harry Moore—second bishop of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf—during a recent trip to the UK". Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf on Facebook. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ Perry, Helen (20 December 2025). "Rest in peace, Bishop Harry". Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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