David Cecil Tapi Nkwe (1935-2008) was a South African

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bishop: he was the Bishop of Matlosane from 1990 to 2006.Sowetan Live
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of St Paul, Soweto from 1965 to 1990. He was elected to start the

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with headquarters in Klerksdorp, North West. He remained the bishop of Matlosane until he retired in 2006. He was buried in

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after a service at Christ the King Church in Sophiatown.

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20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops 21st-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Anglican bishops of Matlosane 1935 births 2008 deaths {{SouthAfrica-reli-bio-stub