Cephas may refer to:

Religion

*The title of

Saint Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e ...

Diocese of Cephas The Diocese of Cephas (in Latin Dioecesis Cephasena) is a suppressed seat in the Catholic Church. The official title is Titular Episcopal See of Cephas. Cephas, located on the Tigris River in Tur Abdin, was an ancient episcopal seat of the Roman ...

, an ancient episcopal seat of the Roman province of Mesopotamia, in present-day Tur Abdin, Turkey *

Cephas of Iconium Cephas of Iconium (Greek: Κηφᾶς Ἰκονίου) is numbered among the Seventy Disciples, and was bishop of Iconium or Colophon, Pamphylia. The name "Cephas" is Aramaic for "Peter". The Eastern Orthodox Church remembers St. Cephas on March ...

, among the Seventy Disciples of Jesus, bishop of Iconium or Colophon, Pamphylia * Moses Bar Cephas or Moses Bar-Kepha (c. 813–903), Syriac writer and bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church

People

Given name

Cephas Yao Agbemenu Cephas Yao Agbemenu (born 29 May 1951) is a Ghanaian sculptor, and educator. He is an art professor who teaches at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a sculptor and a traditional African wood carver, who sees parallels between his ...

(born 1951), Ghanaian sculptor and a traditional African wood carver and Art Professor * Céphas Bansah (born 1948), Ngoryifia ("developmental chief") of the Gbi Traditional area of Hohoe, Ghana *

Cephas Chimedza Cephas Chimedza (born 5 December 1984) is a Zimbabwean footballer who can play in a number of positions, left back, holding midfielder, attacking midfielder and left side midfield.Cephas Lemba Cephas Lemba (born 21 May 1970) is a Zambian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, ...

(born 1970), Zambian sprinter * Cephas Lumina, Zambian lawyer and human rights expert * Cephas Malele (born 1994), Angolan-born Swiss footballer *

Cephas Matafi Cephas Matafi (born May 24, 1971) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he finished in 58th place (2:26:17) in the men's marathon race. His personal best ti ...

(born 1971), Zimbabwean long-distance runner *

Cephas Mark Cephas Barker Mark (July 31, 1872 – January 5, 1942) was a druggist and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Rosetown in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, from 1912 to 1917, as a Liberal.Provincial Archives of Saskatche ...

(1872–1942), Canadian druggist and political figure * Cephas Msipa (1931–2016), Zimbabwean politician *

Cephas Pasipamiri Cephas Pasipamiri (born 25 September 1975) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十� ...

, Zimbabwean long distance and marathon runner *Cephas Quested, leader of

the Aldington Gang Aldington was the stronghold of The Aldington Gang, a band of smugglers roaming the Romney Marshes and shores of Kent. The gang's leaders made the local inn, ''The Walnut Tree Inn'', their headquarters and drop for their contraband. The Inn was ...

, a 19th-century band of smugglers in England *

Cephas Thompson Cephas Thompson (July 1, 1775 – November 6, 1856) was an American painter. He was born, died, and lived most of his life in Middleborough, Massachusetts, but traveled extensively down the Atlantic coast and lived far from home for months at ...

(1775–1856), American itinerant portrait painter *

Cephas Washburn Cephas Washburn (July 25, 1793 – March 17, 1860) was a Christian missionary and educator who worked with the Cherokee of northwest Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. He later worked to establish churches in Arkansas. Early life and education Ceph ...

(1793–1860), Christian missionary and educator *

Cephas Zhuwao Cephas Zhuwao (born 15 December 1984) is a Zimbabwean international cricketer. He bats left-handed and bowls slow left arm orthodox spin. Zhuwao made his first-class debut for Northerns in May 2007, having made his limited-overs debut in Ja ...

(born 1984), Zimbabwean cricketer

Middle name

Collen Cephas Gwiyo Collen Cephas Gwiyo is the deputy secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. In 2008, he contested the Zengeza East constituency in the House of Assembly for the MDC- Tsvangirai faction, defeating Arthur Mutambara Arthur G ...

, Zimbabwean politician and deputy secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress *

Edward Cephas John Stevens Edward Cephas John Stevens (18 October 1837 – 6 June 1915) was a New Zealand politician in Canterbury Province, provincial government in Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, and a member of both the New Zealand House of Representatives, l ...

(1837–1915), New Zealand politician *

Jasmine Cephas Jones Jasmine Cephas Jones (; born July 21, 1989) is an American-British actress and singer who is best known for originating the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the Broadway stage musical ''Hamilton''. Her work on ''Hamilton ...

(born 1989), American actress *

Ron Cephas Jones Ron Cephas Jones (; January 8, 1957 – August 19, 2023) was an American actor, best known for his role as William Hill in the drama series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award; along with four consecutive ...

(1957-2023), American actor

Surname

Diana Cephas Diana Cephas was the plaintiff in a freedom suit filed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1840. She won her case after it went to trial in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County in 1843. Born into slavery in Maryland, she and her young son Josiah had bee ...

, African American plaintiff in freedom suit *

Kassian Cephas Kassian Cephas or Kassian Céphas (15 January 1845 – 16 November 1912) was a Javanese people, Javanese photographer of the court of the Yogyakarta Sultanate. He was the first indigenous person from Indonesia to become a professional photogra ...

(1845–1912), Javanese photographer * McColm Cephas (born 1978), Liberian footballer

Other uses

* Cephas & Wiggins, an American acoustic blues duo {{disambiguation, given name, surname