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Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

of Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

is the Primate

Primate (religion)

Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....

/ Metropolitan

Metropolitan bishop

In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...

of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

The current Archbishop is the Most Reverend Thabo Makgoba

Thabo Makgoba

Thabo Cecil Makgoba is the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. He had served in the past as Bishop of Grahamstown.-Biography:...

Robert Gray

Robert Gray (bishop)

Robert Gray was the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.-Biography:Gray was born in Bishopwearmouth, north east England, the son of Robert Gray, Bishop of Bristol, who ordained him deacon in Wells Cathedral on 11 January 1834. His first parish was at Whitworth. In 1845 he became the vicar of...

(1809-1872) was the first Anglican Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

of Cape Town.

List of Bishops and Archbishops

Bishops of Cape Town
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1847	1853	Robert Gray	Resigned his overlarge diocese.
1853	1873	Robert Gray	Received fresh letters patent Letters patent Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation... for a new, smaller diocese.
1874	1897	William West Jones William West Jones William West Jones was the second Bishop and first Archbishop of Cape Town.-Biography:West-Jones was born in South Hackney, London, the son of Edward Henry Jones, wine merchant of Mark Lane, London, and his wife, Mary Emma Collier.He was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School , and at St John's...	Became Archbishop of Cape Town.
Archbishops of Cape Town
1897	1908	William West Jones	Died in office.
1909	1930	William Carter	Previously Bishop 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... and then of Pretoria Anglican Diocese of Pretoria -History:The diocese originally covered the whole of the South African Republic, which later became the Transvaal province of South Africa. In 1922 the Diocese of Johannesburg, covering the Southern Transvaal, was formed. In the 1980s and 1990s several new dioceses were formed.The northernmost part... .
1931	1938	Francis Phelps	Translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan BishopFrom Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan BishopFrom one country's Episcopate to another... from Grahamstown Bishop of Grahamstown The Bishop of Grahamstown is the bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in the Diocese of Grahamstown, which encompasses the area around Grahamstown, South Africa and is located in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The seat of the Bishop is St. Michael and St. George... ; died in office.
1938	1948	Russell Darbyshire	Translated from Glasgow and Galloway Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway The Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway is the ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.__FORCETOC__- Brief history :... ; died in office.
1948	1957	Geoffrey Clayton	Translated from Johannesburg Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg The Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg is part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It was formed in 1922 from the southern part of the Diocese of Pretoria, and at that time included the whole of the southern Transvaal... ; died in office.
1957	1963	Joost de Blank Joost de Blank Joost de Blank was the Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa from 1957 to 1963 and was known as the "scourge of apartheid" for his ardent opposition to the whites-only policies of the South African government. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, King's College London, and Queens' College,...	Translated from Stepney Bishop of Stepney The Bishop of Stepney is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Stepney, an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets... .
1964	1974	Robert Selby Taylor Robert Selby Taylor Robert Selby Taylor CBE OGS was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.Selby-Taylor was educated at Harrow and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1933 , his first post was a curacy at St Olave’s, York...	Previously Bishop of Northern Rhodesia Anglican Diocese of Lusaka The Anglican Diocese of Lusaka is one of 15 dioceses within the Province of Central Africa . It came into being as The Diocese of Northern Rhodesia in 1910 and changed its name in 1971. The current Bishop is The Rt Rev David Njovu-Notes:... , then of Pretoria Anglican Diocese of Pretoria -History:The diocese originally covered the whole of the South African Republic, which later became the Transvaal province of South Africa. In 1922 the Diocese of Johannesburg, covering the Southern Transvaal, was formed. In the 1980s and 1990s several new dioceses were formed.The northernmost part... , then of Grahamstown Bishop of Grahamstown The Bishop of Grahamstown is the bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in the Diocese of Grahamstown, which encompasses the area around Grahamstown, South Africa and is located in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The seat of the Bishop is St. Michael and St. George... ; later Bishop of Central Zambia Anglican Diocese of Central Zambia The Anglican Diocese of Central Zambia is one of 15 dioceses within the Province of Central Africa . It came into being in 1971 and the current Bishop is The Rt Rev Derek Kamukwamba.-Notes:... .
1974	1981	Bill Burnett	Previously Bishop of Bloemfontein Anglican Diocese of the Free State The Anglican Diocese of the Free State is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.-History:The first service North of the Orange River to be taken by an Anglican clergyman was conducted in 1850 by Robert Gray, the first Bishop of Cape Town. In 1863, Edward Twells was consecrated the... and then of Grahamstown Bishop of Grahamstown The Bishop of Grahamstown is the bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in the Diocese of Grahamstown, which encompasses the area around Grahamstown, South Africa and is located in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The seat of the Bishop is St. Michael and St. George... .
1981	1986	Philip Russell	Previously Bishop of Port Elizabeth Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth The Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The diocese was founded in 1970.-List of Bishops:* Philip Welsford Richmond Russell 1970-1974* Bruce Read Evans 1975-1993* Eric Pike 1993-1998... and then 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 AfricaAnglican Diocese of Natal-References:... .
1986	1996	Desmond Tutu Desmond Tutu Desmond Mpilo Tutu is a South African activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid...	Previously Bishop of Lesotho Anglican Diocese of Lesotho The Anglican Diocese of Lesotho is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.Lesotho was originally included in the Anglican Diocese of the Free State but became an independent diocese in 1950.... and then of Johannesburg Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg The Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg is part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It was formed in 1922 from the southern part of the Diocese of Pretoria, and at that time included the whole of the southern Transvaal... ; now Archbishop emeritus Emeritus Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:... (of Cape Town).
1996	2007	Njongonkulu Ndungane Njongonkulu Ndungane Njongonkulu Winston Hugh Ndungane FKC was the Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa ....	Translated from Kimberley and Kuruman Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman The Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman is the Bishop of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which encompasses the area around Kimberley and Kuruman and overlaps the Northern Cape Province and North West Province of South Africa. The current bishop is the Rt... .
2007	present	Thabo Makgoba Thabo Makgoba Thabo Cecil Makgoba is the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. He had served in the past as Bishop of Grahamstown.-Biography:...	Translated from Grahamstown Bishop of Grahamstown The Bishop of Grahamstown is the bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in the Diocese of Grahamstown, which encompasses the area around Grahamstown, South Africa and is located in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The seat of the Bishop is St. Michael and St. George... .

List of Bishops and Archbishops

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