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

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 Quested, leader of the Aldington Gang, a 19th-century band of smugglers in England
 * 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 (1957-2023), American actor

Surname

 * Diana Cephas, African American plaintiff in freedom suit
 * Kassian Cephas (1845–1912), Javanese photographer
 * McColm Cephas (born 1978), Liberian footballer

Other uses

 * Cephas & Wiggins, an American acoustic blues duo