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Bishop Of St John's
The Diocese of Mthatha is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Before 2006 it was known as the Diocese of St John's, and earlier still as that of Kaffraria. The diocese currently has 96 parishes. History When the Diocese of Grahamstown in the south under Bishop John Armstrong, and Diocese of Natal in the north-east under Bishop John William Colenso were founded, they each included part of an area which in 1872 became the diocese of St John's. Bishop Henry Callaway was consecrated in Edinburgh in 1873 as the first bishop of the diocese. In Bishop Callaway's new diocese, apart from the mission station he started at Clydesdale, there were five or six other centres of missionary work. The oldest being St Mark's. The first part of Callaway's work was spent trying to find the best way to organise the diocese. The chief problem was to link Clydesdale with the St Mark's group in the south. He first attempted to establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterworth, Eastern Cape
Butterworth (also known as ''Gcuwa'') is a town in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Butterworth has a population of 45,900 and is situated on the N2 national highway 111 km north of East London.''Butterworth'', Travelblog p.1 - 2Tony Pinchuck, Barbara McCrea & Donald Reid, ''Rough guide to South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland'', Edition 3, Rough Guides, 2002. p. 425 History The area around Butterworth was populated by amaXhosa, KhoiKhoi and San people. Butterworth was first established as a mission station in 1827 north of the |
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] |
Nkosinathi Ndwandwe
Hummingfield Charles Nkosinathi Ndwandwe (born 29 January 1959) is a South African Anglican bishop: he has been Bishop of Mthatha since 2017. On 9 July 2021 he was elected to be the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Natal, by an electoral college of bishops for the Province of Southern Africa, meeting online. Ndwandwe was born in Nongoma and ordained in 1983. He was previously Suffragan Bishop of Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (other), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony .... Notes 21st-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Anglican bishops of Mthatha Living people 1959 births People from Nongoma Local Municipality {{SouthAfrica-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitembele Tobela Mzamane
Sitembele Tobela Mzamane (born 30 January 1952) is a South African Anglican bishop. He is a former Bishop of Mthatha, and although the first bishop to bear that title, he is the 10th incumbent, since the bishopric was previously known as St John's. Early life Sitembele was born in Ngxaza, Tsolo, Transkei in 1952. His mother was Cynthia Sylvia Nozipho Mzamane (née Dlwati) and his father Joab Cornelius Mhlangenqaba Mzamane who was an agriculturalist. Sitembele was married to Hazel Tobeka Mzamane (née Gobingca). His grand father Shadrach Mzamane was also an Anglican lay preacher in the Ngcele area. Joining the clergy After receiving a Diploma in Theology from St. Bede's College in Mthatha, Sitembele was ordained to the diaconate in December 1975 and the Priesthood in December 1977. Church ministry While Priest in Charge of St. Barnabas Manzana, he completed a Bachelor of Theology degree from the University of South Africa. In 1988 he was appointed rector of St. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Dlamini (bishop)
Jacob Zambuhle Bhekuyise Dlamini was the last Bishop of St John's to hold that title throughout his episcopate. He studied for the priesthood at ''St Bede’s College'' Umtata and was ordained deacon in 1961 and priest two years later. He began his career with posts within the Diocese of Zululand before becoming Archdeacon of Empangeni. In 1985 he was elevated to the episcopate and made important changes, notably in 1991 the creation of a new diocese ('' Umzimvubu'') within part of St John's. A committed evangelist he retired in 2000, shortly after chairing a synod A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ... on the church leadership's social responsibility to the underprivileged. Notes South African humanitarians Anglican bishops of St John's 20th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey William Ernest Candler Ashby
Godfrey William Ernest Candler Ashby (born 6 November 1930) is a British Anglican bishop, theologian, and academic. From 1980 to 1985, he was the eighth Bishop of St John's in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. From 1988 to 1995, he was the Assistant Bishop of Leicester in the Church of England. Early life Ashby was educated at The King's School, an independent school in Chester, Cheshire. He studied at King's College London, and graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC). He also became a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Ordained ministry Ashby was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1955 and as a priest in 1956. His first post was as a Curate in the Parish of St Helier in the Diocese of Southwark. In 1958, Ashby emigrated to South Africa. Here he rose steadily in the church hierarchy, being successively: Subwarden of St Paul's College, Grahamstown; Rector of Alice, Eastern Cape; a senior le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leo Schuster
James Leo Schuster (1912–2006) was the long-serving 6th bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha. Educated at Lancing College and Keble College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1937. Assistant missioner at Rotherhithe until 1938, he was subsequently chaplain at St Stephen's House, Oxford, and then served in the Second World War as a chaplain to the Armed Forces, Forces.He was wounded in 1942 and Mentioned in Despatches in 1943 In 1949 he was appointed Dean (education), principal of St Bede's College, Umtata, before his ordination to the episcopate in 1956. In retirement he was archdeacon of Riversdale, Western Cape, Riversdale. He died after a long retirement in 2006. Notes 1912 births People educated at Lancing College Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Anglican bishops of St John's 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Anglican archdeacons in Africa 2006 deaths World War II chaplains Royal Army Chaplains' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry St John Tomlinson Evans
Henry St John Tomlinson Evans (known as St John; 1905 – 25 July 1956) was the fifth Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha. Educated at Merchant Taylors' and St John's College, Oxford he was ordained in 1928. From 1931 until 1941 he held posts in what is now Ghana, ending his time there as Archdeacon of Ashanti. A chaplain to the Forces from 1942 to 1944 he was then appointed Director of Missions in Southern Rhodesia before elevation to the episcopate A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ... in 1951. He died in post on 25 July 1956. Notes 1905 births People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Anglican bishops of St John's 20th-century Anglican Church of Souther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Sumner Gibson
Theodore Sumner Gibson (1885–1953) was the second Anglican Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman and subsequently the fifth Bishop of St John's from (collectively) 1928 until 1951. Early life Born into a clerical family he was educated at Marlborough and Keble College, Oxford. Ordained deacon in 1909 and priest a year later his first post was as curate at ''All Saints, Wokingham''. South Africa His next post was in South Africa and, after a brief return to Brixton between 1916 and 1919, he returned to spend the bulk of his career there. After a Chaplaincy to the De Beers work force in Kimberley he rose rapidly within the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman. As archdeacon, then bishop of a challenging area his ''Times'' obituary noted he His episcopate in Kimberley and Kuruman was marked by poverty in the diocese. Prayer intentions for January 1935 included: "Distress in Kimberley and on the River Diggings…" Similar dedication was shown when he was translated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harold Etheridge
The Rt Revd Edward Harold Etheridge (1872–1954) was the 4th Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha. Educated at Marlborough and Keble College, Oxford he was ordained in 1895. He began his career with curacies at Kensington and Slough before emigrating to begin missionary work in Mashonaland. Subsequently, the area's archdeacon and additionally an honorary canon of ''St Mary's Cathedral'' in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) he was elevated to the episcopate in 1923 and served his mainly rural diocese for twenty years, followed by a further seven as canon chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown The Diocese of Grahamstown is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It is centred on the historic city of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The diocese extends to East London, in the east and Port Alfred to the .... A "quiet, unassuming prelate devoted to his diocese", he died on 16 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
