The Diocese of Saldanha Bay is a diocese in the
Anglican Church of Southern Africa
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, known until 2006 as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, is the province (Anglican), province of the Anglican Communion in the southern part of Africa. The church has twenty-five dioceses, of whi ...
.
The diocese was founded on 10 December 2005 and is based in the territory of the
Diocese of Cape Town. Previously the area was served by a Regional Bishop of Saldanha within the Diocese of Cape Town, one of whom was
Justus Marcus
Justus Mauritius Marcus (1955–1 December 2003) was a South African Anglican bishop. He was Regional Bishop of Saldanha Bay in the Diocese of Cape Town from 2002 to 2003, having served as Dean of Kimberley and Rector of St Cyprian's Cathedral f ...
.
The Diocese was the first in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to approve of the blessing of same-sex
civil unions.
List of bishops
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Raphael Hess
Raphael Hess is an Anglican bishop
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 diocese ...
2006–present
Sources
*''Desmond Tutu: Rabble-Rouser for Peace'', by John Allen
References
External links
Diocesan Website
2005 establishments in South Africa
Anglican Church of Southern Africa dioceses
Anglican bishops of Saldanha Bay
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