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The Diocese of the Highveld (formerly the Diocese of South Eastern Transvaal) is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa covering the East Rand in Gauteng province and the southern part of
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province in South Africa. The bishop's seat is at
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History

The Diocese of the Highveld was formed through a multiplication of the original Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg, which, in geographical terms, embraced the whole of the former Southern Transvaal Province of South Africa. The new diocese extends from the eastern edge of the Metropolis of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, to the borders of the Kingdom of
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. Apart from the urban and industrial areas, forming what is known as the East Rand, in which most of the parishes are situated, much of the Diocese is rural farming land, falling within the Province of
Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...
. On the Feast of the Epiphany, 6 January 1990, the Diocese of South Eastern Transvaal, now Highveld, came into being. David Beetge was elected to lead the diocese; he died on 27 September 2008. On 25 April 2009, David Bannerman was consecrated as bishop.


List of Bishops

* David Beetge 1990–2008 * David Bannerman 2009–2015Diocese of the Highveld News – accessed on 24 March 2015
* Charles May (elected 25 April 2015, consecrated 13 September 2015)


Coat of arms

The diocese registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1990 : ''Argent, two flanches Gules, a cross crosslet fitchy Azure; the shield ensigned with a mitre proper''.


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External links

* 1990 establishments in South Africa Anglican Church of Southern Africa dioceses {{Anglican-diocese-stub