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Anglican Diocese Of Zululand
The Diocese of Zululand is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa which covers the part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal that lies to the northeast of the Buffalo and Tugela Rivers. It is divided in ten archdeaconries. History The establishment of the Anglican Diocese of Zululand has its roots in the visit of John Colenso, bishop of Natal, to King Mpande kaSenzangakhona in 1859 to secure his permission for a Zulu Mission. Permission was granted and the macaigave Colenso land at for the establishment of a mission station. In 1860, Colenso sent Robert Robertson from Umlazi Mission outside Durban, to start work at KwaMagwaza. After Colenso was excommunicated by the Bishop of Cape Town, Robertson refused to continue to accept him as his bishop. In 1870 on the 8 May, at the Whitehall Chapel in London, Edward Wilkinson was consecrated as the first bishop of the new diocese. He was given the title of ''Bishop for the Zulus and the tribes towards the Zamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its '' primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Isandlwana
The Battle of Isandlwana (alternative spelling: Isandhlwana) on 22 January 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Eleven days after the British commenced their invasion of Zululand in Southern Africa, a Zulu force of some 20,000 warriors attacked a portion of the British main column consisting of about 1,800 British, colonial and native troops with approximately 350 civilians. The Zulus were equipped mainly with the traditional assegai iron spears and cow-hide shields, but also had a number of muskets and antiquated rifles.Smith-Dorrien, Chapter 1B "It was a marvellous sight, line upon line of men in slightly extended order, one behind the other, firing as they came along, for ''a few of them had firearms'', bearing all before them." eyewitness account, emphasis added The British and colonial troops were armed with the modern Martini–Henry breechloading rifle and two 7-pounder mountain guns deployed as field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Mdletshe
Anthony Thembinkosi Bonga Mdletshe was an Anglican bishop in South Africa at the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st. He was dean of Grahamstown from 1992 to 1993 then suffragan bishop of Grahamstown from 1993 to 1997; and bishop of Zululand The Diocese of Zululand is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa which covers the part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal that lies to the northeast of the Buffalo and Tugela Rivers. It is divided in ten archdeaconries. ... from 1997 until 2005. Notes 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops 21st-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Anglican bishops of Zululand Deans of Grahamstown Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Africa-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harker
Peter Harker (died 16 December 2016) was bishop of Zululand from 1993 until 1997. Harker was educated at the University of Leeds and the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield; and ordained in 1952. Crockfords 1980-82 p430 (London, OUP, 1983) After a curacy at St James, Durban he was at Isandlwana from 1957 to 1963. He was archdeacon of West Zululand from 1963 to 1965; East Zululand from 1965 to 1967; and South Zululand from 1967 to 1979; and East Zululand from 1979 to 1993. Subsequent to this he served in kwaMagwaza followed by stints in Melmoth and Empangeni. He did a nine-month exchange with the vicar of St Cuthberts North Wembley in the Diocese of London. He was later appointed sub-dean of the Cathedral of the Holy Nativity, Pietermaritzburg. He was then appointed successively as the rector of All Saints United Church in Pietermaritzburg; St. Cyprian's, Durban; and Scottburgh where he also served an archdeacon of the South Coast. In 1996 he was consecrated as bishop of Zu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Bekisisa Zulu
Lawrence Bekisisa Zulu was a South African Anglican bishop. Personal life Zulu went to Cambridge University and graduated with a BA in 1965 and an MA in 1969. Church life Zulu was Bishop of Zululand The Diocese of Zululand is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa which covers the part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal that lies to the northeast of the Buffalo and Tugela Rivers. It is divided in ten archdeaconries. ..., from 1975 to 1993, and Bishop of Swaziland, from 1993 to 2002. He attended the Seventh General Assembly of the All Africa Conference of Churches. Notes and references * * * * * * * Alumni of the University of Cambridge Anglican bishops of Zululand Anglican bishops of Swaziland 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Date of birth missing Date of death missing {{Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphaeus Zulu
Alpheus Hamilton Zulu (29 July 190526 August 1987) was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century. Educated at the University of South Africa, he was ordained in 1940. In 1948 he co-founded with the Revd Philip Mbata, '' Iviyo loFakazi bakaKristu'' (The Legion of Christ's Witnesses): a charismatic movement within the Anglican Church. Following a curacy at St Faith's Mission, Durban he was its priest in charge from 1952 to 1960 when he became a suffragan bishop of Diocese of St John's (called Assistant Bishop of St John's). Promotion to be the ninth bishop of Zululand then followed. From 1978 until his death in 1987, he was Speaker of the KwaZulu KwaZulu was a semi-independent bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government as a homeland for the Zulu people. The capital was moved from Nongoma to Ulundi in 1980. It was led until its abolition in 1994 by Chief Mangosuth ... Legislative Assembly. References 1905 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Savage (bishop)
Thomas Joseph Savage was an Anglican bishop in the third quarter of the 20th century. Born on 5 February 1900, and educated at Highgate and Peterhouse, he was ordained in 1927. Following a curacy at ''St John’s, Waterloo Road'' he worked at the ''South African Church Railway Mission'' and was then a Toc H padre. After a spell as rector of Springs, Transvaal he was vicar of Leominster then ''Tait Missioner'' for the Diocese of Canterbury. In 1955 he was appointed dean of Cape Town and three years later bishop of Zululand, a post he held to his death on 22 October 1966.''The Rt. Rev. T. J. Savage'' The Times Monday, Oct 24, 1966; pg. 10; Issue 56770; col G Styles and titles * Mr Thomas Savage ( -1927) * The Revd The Reverend is an honorific style most often placed before the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. ''The Reverend'' is correctly ... Thomas Savage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Trapp
Eric Joseph Trapp (17 July 1910 – 8 September 1993) was an Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century. Early life Born on 17 July 1910 and educated at Alderman Newton's School in Leicester, and then at Leeds University, he undertook a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, to prepare for ordination. Ordained ministry He was ordained in 1935. Following a curacy at St Olave's, Mitcham, he emigrated to South Africa where he was director of the Masite Mission, Basutoland, then rector of St Augustine's Bethlehem, Orange Free State. Next he was rector of St John's, Maseru, then a canon of Bloemfontein Cathedral. He was appointed to the episcopate as the seventh bishop of Zululand in 1947, a post he held for ten years. He was then secretary of the SPGThe Times, Aug 03, 1957; pg. 8; Issue 53910; col C ''Ecclesiastical news'' until 1970 when he was appointed the fifth bishop of Bermuda, a post he held for five years. In retirement he served as an assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Lee (bishop)
Albert William Lee was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century. Lee was ordained in 1901. Following a curacy with the Eton Mission at Hackney Wick, he emigrated to Zululand where he became the Archdeacon of Vryheid in 1928 and then the Bishop of Zululand in 1935, holding the post until 1947."Ecclesiastical News", ''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...'', 26 November 1946, p. 7. Notes and references Anglican bishops of Zululand 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops {{Africa-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Aylen
Charles Arthur William Aylen (1882 – 15 August 1972) was an Anglican bishop. Education Aylen was born in Wick, Scotland. He was educated at Bradfield College and Keble College, Oxford.Aylen, Charles Arthur William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920 – 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 200accessed 26 May 2012 Career He was ordained in 1906 and his first post was a curacy in Henley on Thames. He was vicar of Shiplake from 1913 to 1925. During World War I he was a Royal Navy chaplain. He became a temporary chaplain in July 1916, and served on HMS St. Vincent. He was recognised as an officer of exceptional ability,a 'very fine example of all that a Chaplain should or could be' In 1926 he went to Empangeni in the Diocese of Zululand as a missionary priest. He was the bishop of Zululand from 1930 to 1935. While he was bishop of Zululand he married Elizabeth Hills. He was translated to the Diocese of St Helena and was bishop there from 1935 to 1939. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmot Vyvyan
The Rt Rev Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan (12 August 1861 – 26 August 1937) was an Anglican Bishop in the mid-20th century. Background Born into a noble family on 12 August 1861, Wilmot Vyvyan was educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge. Career Ordained in 1888, he was curate at the Charterhouse Mission, St Hugh's, Southwark, becoming its priest in charge from 1892 until 1901, when he emigrated to South Africa. Here he was mission priest at Isandhlwana before elevation to the episcopate as the fourth bishop of Zululand The Diocese of Zululand is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa which covers the part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal that lies to the northeast of the Buffalo and Tugela Rivers. It is divided in ten archdeaconries. ... in 1903, a post he was to hold for 26 years. He died on 26 August 1937. References Bibliography * * * * * * External links * Genealogical web-siteUniversity of the Witwatersrand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Carter (bishop)
The Most Reverend William Marlborough Carter, (1850–1941) was an Anglican bishop and archbishop in South Africa. Family and education Dr Carter was born on 11 July 1850, the son of the Rev. William Adolphus Carter (1815-1901), and nephew of the Rev. Canon T. T. Carter. He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was married to Hester Marion Rose, C.B.E.(1867-1944) in London in 1904. He died on 14 Feb 1941 at Bear Ash, Twyford, Berkshire, and was buried at Eton College. His brother, Thomas Nevile Carter (1851–1879) played football for England in the second unofficial football match against Scotland, in November 1870. Clerical career Dr Carter was ordained in 1874. He held curacies at Christ Church, West Bromwich and All Saints, Bakewell. He was secretary to the Eton Mission in Hackney until his appointment to the episcopate as Bishop of Zululand in 1891. He was consecrated a bishop at St Paul's Cathedral on 29 September 1891, by Edward Benson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
