Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu (March 11, 1939 – March 13, 2013) was the

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bishop of the Diocese of Umzimkulu in

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 countri ...

. Born in Gobamahlambu, Ndlovu was ordained to the priesthood on the 4 July 1970 and was named bishop on the 22 December 1984 by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

. He was ordained as Bishop of Umzimkulu on 25 April 1987 and on 22 August 1994 Ndlovu tendered his resignation due to health reasons. Emeritus Bishop Ndlovu died on 13 March 2013 in

Umzimkulu Umzimkhulu is a town in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The town lies 243 km north-east of Mthatha and 18 km south-west of Ixopo. It developed from a trading-post and was laid out in 1884 ...

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