Cephas

Cephas may refer to:

Religion

• The title of Saint Peter
• Diocese of Cephas, an ancient episcopal seat of the Roman province of Mesopotamia, in present-day Tur Abdin, Turkey
• Cephas of Iconium, 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 (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 (born 1984), Zimbabwean footballer
• Cephas Lemba (born 1970), Zambian sprinter
• Cephas Lumina, Zambian lawyer and human rights expert
• Cephas Malele (born 1994), Angolan-born Swiss footballer
• Cephas Matafi (born 1971), Zimbabwean long-distance runner
• Cephas Mark (1872–1942), Canadian druggist and political figure
• Cephas Msipa (1931–2016), Zimbabwean politician
• Cephas Pasipamiri, Zimbabwean long distance and marathon runner
• Cephas Thompson (1775–1856), American itinerant portrait painter
• Cephas Washburn (1793–1860), Christian missionary and educator
• Cephas Zhuwao (born 1984), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Cephas Fianyeku (born 1979) Ghanaian Banker and criminologist

Middle name

• Collen Cephas Gwiyo, Zimbabwean politician and deputy secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress
• Edward Cephas John Stevens (1837–1915), New Zealand politician
• Jasmine Cephas Jones (born 1989), American actress
• Ron Cephas Jones (born 1957), American actor

Surname

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

Other uses

• Cephas & Wiggins, an American acoustic blues duo