Garth Counsell was bishop of Table Bay, a suffragan bishop of the

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, from 2004 to 2020. He was succeeded by Joshua Louw. Like the

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he was in effect the

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as his superior is

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of an

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21st-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Anglican suffragan bishops in South Africa Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Anglican bishops of Cape Town {{SouthAfrica-reli-bio-stub