The Anglican Diocese of Natal covers the western part of the South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n province of KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....

, west and south of the Tugela

Tugela River

The Tugela River is the largest river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The river originates in the Drakensberg Mountains, Mont-aux-Sources, and plunges 947 metres down the Tugela Falls...

 and Buffalo

Buffalo River (KwaZulu-Natal)

The Buffalo River is the largest tributary of the Thukela River. Its source is northeast of Volksrust, close to the Mpumalanga / KwaZulu-Natal border in South Africa. It follows a southerly route into KwaZulu-Natal past Newcastle then turns southeast past Rorke's Drift, before joining the Tugela...

 rivers. The episcopal leader of the diocese is the Bishop of Natal

Bishop of Natal

The Bishop of Natal exercises episcopal leadership over the Diocese of Natal of the Church of Southern Africa.-Succession:-See also:*Anglican Church of Southern Africa*Anglican Diocese of Natal-References:...

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History

The diocese was founded with the consecration of John William Colenso

John William Colenso

John William Colenso , first Anglican bishop of Natal, mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar and social activist.-Biography:Colenso was born at St Austell, Cornwall, on 24 January 1814...

 on St Andrew’s Day, 30 November 1853, at the Lambeth Parish Church in England. Colenso was the first Anglican bishop of Natal and coincided with the age of British imperial expansion. He was a militant champion of justice for the Zulu people and their traditional rulers, but was also a center of theological controversy because of his nonconformist views, a tradition carried on after his death by his equally outspoken children.

The oldest consecrated Anglican church in the diocese is St Mary's in Richmond. The parish began with a small pole-and-daga church in March 1853 and St Mary’s was consecrated three years later by Bishop Colenso and used by other denominations until their own churches were built.

Administration

The diocese shadows the geographical area of much of the KwaZulu Natal Province, excluding the area known as Zululand, which is its own diocese, Anglican Diocese of Zululand

Anglican Diocese of Zululand

The Anglican Diocese of Zululand covers the part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal around Utrecht, a small town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa...

. As is the custom in Anglican dioceses, the diocese is divided into sub-regions, known as Archdeaconries, to facilitate better administrative and pastoral leadership processes. The archdeaconries and parishes that fall under them are as follows:

Archdeaconry of the Cathedral

• Parish of Boston: St Michaels United Church
• Parish of Pietermaritzburg: Cathedral of the Holy Nativity
• Parish of Pietermaritzburg: Eastwood United Church
• Parish of Southridge United Church

Archdeaconry of Durban

• Parish of Addington: Christ Church
• Parish of Durban: St Aidan
• Parish of Durban: St Faith
• Parish of Durban: St Paul
• Parish of Greyville: St Mary

Archdeaconry of Durban Ridge

• Parish of Berea: St Thomas - The original Church - up high on the Berea's Ridge Rd - was consecrated in 1864 by Bishop Robert Grey. It became an important part of the life of Christians on the Berea. In 1890 the Church needed to move to a more central site and in 1899 the nave and side aisles were built in Musgrave Rd - the chancel and spire being added between 1899 -1910. St. Thomas' is located in the leafy suburb of Musgrave up on the Berea. It is over 100 years old, and is housed in a beautiful, old stone building. A significant late Victorian church in gothic revival style, it is a landmark in Musgrave Road near where captain Allen Gardiner began a mission in 1835. The land was donated by G. C. Cato in 1860. Outstanding features include the high vaulted wooden ceiling, the stained glass windows and the Baptismal font. The church organ was built in 1905 by Henry Willis & Sons - a famed firm of pipe organ builders in the UK.
• Parish of Cato Monor with Cato Crest
• Parish of Durban: St Cyprian
• Parish of Durban: St John-the-Divine
• Parish of Morningside: St James - Although the history of the Parish goes back to the late 1800's, the foundation stone of the new church building, Dedicated to St. James the Apostle, was only laid by the then Governor of Natal, Sir Henry McCallum, on Saturday 20th December 1902. Thus, St. James Church had its roots in the Colonial years of Natal and was the "Spiritual Home" down the years for all who resided at "Kings House" the Governor's home just a short walk up the hill from the church. Over the years St. James has not only hosted members of the British Royal Family (the King and Queen in 1947 and more recently the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester), but also Members of the South African Government, including our now retired State President, Mr Nelson Mandela.
• Parish of Overport: Christ Church
• Parish of Sydenham: St John with St Raphael

Archdeaconry of Durban South

• Parish of Bellair: All Saints
• Parish of Bluff: St Barnabas
• Parish of Chatsworth: The Epiphany
• Parish of Enwabi: St Philip
• Parish of Lamontville: St Simon of Cyrene
• Parish of Merebank: St Michael and All Angels with Isipingo, St James
• Parish of Umlazi: St Augustine
• Parish of Wentworth: St Gabriel
• Parish of Woodlands-Montclair-cum-Yellowwood Park

Archdeaconry of Ingagane

• Parish of Dundee: St James
• Parish of Dundee: St Philip
• Parish of Newcastle: (Madadeni) St Andrew
• Parish of Newcastle: Holy Trinity
• Parish of Osizweni: Ekubonakhalisweni

Archdeaconry of Lovu

• Parish of Amanzimtoti: The Good Shepherd
• Parish of Ezimbokodweni (Dev District)
• Parish of Kingsburgh: St Mary
• Parish of Magabheni: St Bride
• Parish of Umkomaas-cum-Scottburgh
• Parish of Umzinto: St Patrick

Archdeaconry of Msunduzi

• Parish of Cramond United Church
• Parish of Greytown: St James
• Parish of Greytown: St Peter
• Parish of Hayfields: St Matthew
• Parish of Scottsville: St Alphege with Camperdown, Resurrection
• Parish of Sobantu: St Christopher
• Parish of York-cum-Ravensworth: All Souls

Archdeaconry of North Coast

• Parish of Inanda: Prince of Peace
• Parish of Kwadukuza: All Saints with Darnall, St Alban
• Parish of Kwadukuza: St Philip
• Parish of Maidstone: All Saints
  All Saints Maidstone (South Africa)
  All Saints Maidstone is a church on the Dolphin Coast in the Anglican Diocese of Natal in KwaZulu Natal.-History:Maidstone in KwaZulu Natal was named after Maidstone in Kent in the UK. It was a model village built exclusively for the white community who worked for the Tongaat Sugar Company...
  
  
• Parish of Phoenix: The Holy Trinity
• Parish of Tongaat: St John
• Parish of Umhlali: All Souls
  All Souls Umhlali
  All Souls Umhlali is a church in the Anglican Diocese of Natal on the KwaZulu Natal Dolphin Coast.-History:This region was favoured by King Shaka of the Zulus for military barracks, with his capital becoming KwaDukuza after the death of his mother. One of these Zulu barracks was called Mdumezulu...
  
  

Archdeaconry of North Durban

• Parish of Durban North: St Martin-in-the-Fields
• Parish of Greenwood Park: St Columba
• Parish of Kwa Mashu: Ekuvukeni
• Parish of Newlands: St Peter
• Parish of Northlands: St Margaret-on-the-Hill
• Parish of Ntuzuma: St Saviour's
• Parish of Umhlanga: St Michael

Archdeaconry of Pietermaritzburg

• Parish of Edendale: St Martin
• Parish of Imbali: St Mark
• Parish of Pietermaritzburg: All Saints United Church
• Parish of Pietermaritzburg: Holy Angels
• Parish of Pietermaritzburg: St Luke
• Parish of Pietermaritzburg: St Paul
• Parish of Prestbury: St David
• Parish of Sweetwaters: St Raphael

Archdeaconry of Pinetown

• Parish of Clermont: St Andrew
• Parish of Hammarsdale: St Mary
• Parish of Hillcrest: Holy Trinity - Hillcrest was declared a separate parish from St Agnes, Kloof in 1977. Its roots go back to the early 1900’s when Mr. William Gillitt donated part of his vast farm to the church, and the first wood and iron church building was erected. This original area was then wanted by the Town Board of “Hil Crest in 1926,” which led Mr. Cliff Gillitt to ensure that an alternative site was found for the church, the site on which the Holy Trinity complex now stands.
• Parish of Hillcrest: Valley Congregations
• Parish of Kloof: St Agnes - In 1896 Krantzkloof Station (which became Kloof Station, and is presently ‘Stokers’) was built on the Durban – Pietermaritzburg railway line. It was in the waiting room of this station that first formal Christian worship took place in the area. Clergy from St. John’s Anglican Church in Pinetown would trek up Field’s Hill to conduct services and celebrate Holy Communion to the handful of residents who lived on the farm. In 1904, with the subdivision of Richmond and the subsequent rise in population to 76 (including children), a wood and iron church was built on property donated to the Anglican Church by Mr. T.S.P. Field. This church, named the Church of the Holy Spirit, fell under the parish of Pinetown. By the 1930s, the Church of the Holy Spirit had become too small for the increasing population of Kloof. In 1936 the foundation stone of the new stone church was laid. The following year, on the 10 March, the new church was consecrated by Bishop Leonard Fisher, as St. Agnes Church.
• Parish of Mariannridge: Christ the King
• Parish of Pinetown: St John the Baptist - Pinetown grew from a few scattered homesteads in the valley between what is now known as Kloof and Cowies Hill. Bishop Colenso, passing through Pinetown in 1854, was offered 5 acres of land by Mr Murray for the erection of a small church. Funds were raised, and on 3 December 1856, St John's, a little white-washed, thatched church was consecrated by the Right Reverend John William Colenso, first Bishop of Natal.
• Parish of Queensburgh: St Augustine
• Parish of Westville: St Elizabeth

Archdeaconry of Umkhomazi

• Parish of Drakensburg: St Michael
• Parish of Ixopo: St John the Baptist
• Parish of Mid-Illovo: St Margaret
• Parish of Polela: St Mary
• Parish of Richmond-cum-Byrne: St Mary with Baynesfield and Indaleni
• Parish of Springvale: St Andrew

Archdeaconry of Umngeni

• Parish of Boston: St Michael United Church
• Parish of Drakensburg: St Michael
• Parish of Karkloof: St Luke
• Parish of Kirby-Hilton: Church of the Ascension - The congregation was established in 1904 when a series of special mission services was held in the Hilton Road Hall. In February 1906 Judge TR Bennett, the owner of the Quarry, donated land for the Church. The architectural firm of Messrs. Baker, Massay and Sloper of Johannesburg was approached and Mr Herbert Baker attended a meeting at St Anne’s on 22 May 1906 and presented his plans for the Church. Judge Bennett donated the stone for the foundations and work began in December 1906. Advertisements in the Natal Witness and Times of Natal announced that Bishop Frederick Samuel Baines would lay the foundation stone on 6 December 1906. The building was completed by the end of April 1907 and it was dedicated by Bishop Baines on 9 May 1907, Ascension Day, hence the name “Church of the Ascension”.
• Parish of Mooi River: St Paul
• Parish of Mpophomeni-cum-Mpofana: The Good Shepherd
• Parish of Phoela: St Mary
• Parish of Stoffelton : St Augustine

Archdeaconry of Umzimkhulu

• Parish of Harding: St James
• Parish of Margate: St Margaret of Antioch
• Parish of Ngcwayi: St Laurence
• Parish of Port Shepstone: St Katharine
• Parish of Umzimkulwana: St Luke with St Peter

Archdeaconry of Uthukela

• Parish of Estcourt: St Barnabas
• Parish of Estcourt: St Matthew
• Parish of Klip River: St Chad
• Parish of Ladysmith: All Saints
• Parish of Steadville: St John
• Parish of Tugela Rivers

List of Bishops

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1853–1883	John William Colenso John William Colenso John William Colenso , first Anglican bishop of Natal, mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar and social activist.-Biography:Colenso was born at St Austell, Cornwall, on 24 January 1814...	William Kenneth Macrorie (1831-1905: rival Bishop of Pietermaritzburg: 1868 to 1892)
1883–1893	vacant	William Kenneth Macrorie (1831-1905: rival Bishop of Pietermaritzburg: 1868 to 1892)
1893–1901	Arthur Hamilton Baynes Arthur Hamilton Baynes Arthur Hamilton Baynes was a Church of England priest and Bishop of Natal from 1893 to 1901.He was the son of Joseph Ash Baynes and Mary Elizabeth Beard, and following ordination in 1882, was Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, E.W...	(1854–1942)
1901–1928	Frederick Samuel Baines Frederick Samuel Baines The Rt Rev Frederick Samuel Baines, DD was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the first third of the 20th century. He was educated at Winchester and University College, Oxford and ordained in 1882. His first post was as a Curate at Holy Trinity, Leeds after which he was Vicar of St Cuthbert, Hunslet...	(1858–1939)
1928–1951	Leonard Noel Fisher Leonard Noel Fisher The Rt Rev Leonard Noel Fisher , DD was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the second quarter of the twentieth century....	(1881–1963)
1951–1974	Thomas George Vernon Inman Thomas George Vernon Inman The Rt Rev Thomas George Vernon Inman , was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the third quarter of the 20th century . He was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge and ordained in 1931. He was Assistant Missioner at the Wellington College Mission, Walworth before emigrating to South Africa. He...	(1904–1989)
1974–1982	Philip Welsford Richmond Russell Philip Welsford Richmond Russell Philip Welsford Richmond Russell was the Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa from 1980 to 1986....	(born 1919)
1982–1999	Michael Nuttall Michael Nuttall The Rt Rev Michael Nuttall, was an eminent Anglican Bishop and author in the last third of the 20th century. Born on 3 April 1934, he was educated at Maritzburg College, the University of Natal and Rhodes University and ordained in 1965. His first post was as an Assistant Priest at St. Michael...	(born 1934)
1999 - date	Rubin Phillip Rubin Phillip The Right Reverend Rubin Phillip is bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Natal. The great-grandchild of indentured labourers from Andhra Pradesh, Phillip is the first black South African to hold the position of Bishop of Natal...	(born 1948)

External links

• http://www.anglicanchurchsa.org/