Bishop of Grahamstown
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St. Michael and St. George Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. George is the home of the Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown in Grahamstown, South Africa in the Eastern Cape Province. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Grahamstown. The cathedral is located on Church Square. It has the tallest spire in South Africa...
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List of Previous Bishops
- John Armstrong, D.D.http://anglicanhistory.org/africa/za/jarmstrong1857/ 1853-1856
- Henry CotterillHenry CotterillThe Rt Rev Henry Cotterill was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the second half of the 19th century.Henry Cotterill was born in Ampton in 1812 into an ecclesiastical family of committed Church Evangelicals. His father Joseph was Rector of Blakeney, Norfolk, and a prebendary of Norwich Cathedral. His...
, M.A., D.D.http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0275%2FColenso%2FFolder%202http://www.knowledge4africa.co.za/worldhistory/proto-apartheid04.htmhttp://www.anglicandiocesepe.org.za/a-alexandria.htm 1856-1871 (Later Bishop of EdinburghBishop of EdinburghThe Bishop of Edinburgh is the Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh.The see was founded in 1633 by King Charles I. William Forbes was consecrated in St. Giles' Cathedral as its first bishop on 23 January 1634 though he died later that year...
) - Nathaniel James Merriman, D.D. 1871-1882
- Alan Becher WebbAlan Becher WebbAllan Becher Webb was the second Bishop of Bloemfontein, afterward Bishop of Grahamstown and, later, Dean of Salisbury.-Early years:...
, D.D. 1883-1898 (Later Dean of SalisburyDean of SalisburyThe Dean of Salisbury is the Head of the Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral in the Church of England. The current Dean is The Very Revd June Osborne, who was installed in 2004.-Selected office-holders:*Walter 1102*Osbert 1105*Robert 1111*Serlo 1122...
, England) - Charles Edward Cornish,http://www.dacb.org/stories/southafrica/dwane_james.html D.D.1899-1915
- Francis Robinson Phelps, D.D. 1915-1931 (Later Bishop of Cape TownArchbishop of Cape TownThe Archbishop of Cape Town is the Primate / Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.The current Archbishop is the Most Reverend Thabo MakgobaRobert Gray was the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.-List of Bishops and Archbishops:...
) - Archibald Howard Cullen, M.A. 1931-1959
- Robert Selby Taylor, M.A., D.D.http://www.anglican-cathedral.org.zm/cathedral-building.html 1959-1964 (Later Bishop of Cape TownArchbishop of Cape TownThe Archbishop of Cape Town is the Primate / Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.The current Archbishop is the Most Reverend Thabo MakgobaRobert Gray was the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.-List of Bishops and Archbishops:...
) - Gordon Leslie Tindall, B.A. 1964-1969
- Bill Bendyshe BurnettBill B. BurnettBill Bendyshe Burnett was archbishop of Cape Town from 1974 to 1981....
, M.A. L.Th. 1969-1974 (Later Bishop of Cape TownArchbishop of Cape TownThe Archbishop of Cape Town is the Primate / Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.The current Archbishop is the Most Reverend Thabo MakgobaRobert Gray was the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.-List of Bishops and Archbishops:...
) - Kenneth Cyril OramKenneth OramThe Right Reverend Kenneth Cyril Oram AKC was an Anglican clergyman who served as Dean of Kimberley and of Grahamstown before his elevation to the episcopacy as Bishop of Grahamstown, 1974 to 1987.-Early years:...
, B.A., A.K.C.http://stcyprians.itgo.com/ 1974-1987 (Later Ass't Bishop of LichfieldLichfieldLichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
) - David Patrick Hamilton Russell, M.A., Ph.D.http://www.anglican-mainstream.org.za/critrussell.htmlhttp://anglicansonline.org/news/archives/2000d.htmlhttp://www.dltbooks.com/book_details.asp?bID=228&bc=0http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/hrvtrans/gtown/nondzube.htm http://newark.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/kim06.htmlhttp://www.anglican-mainstream.net/article12.asp 1987-2004
- Eric Pike (SuffraganSuffragan bishopA suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
) P.T.C., Dlp.Th. 1989-1993 (Later Bishop of Port Elizabeth) - Anthony Mdletshe (SuffraganSuffragan bishopA suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
) L.Th., M.Div. 1993-2007 (Later Bishop of ZululandAnglican Diocese of ZululandThe Anglican Diocese of Zululand covers the part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal around Utrecht, a small town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa...
) - Thabo MakgobaThabo MakgobaThabo Cecil Makgoba is the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. He had served in the past as Bishop of Grahamstown.-Biography:...
2004-2007 (Later Bishop of Cape TownArchbishop of Cape TownThe Archbishop of Cape Town is the Primate / Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.The current Archbishop is the Most Reverend Thabo MakgobaRobert Gray was the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.-List of Bishops and Archbishops:...
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Current Bishop
The current Bishop of Grahamstown, is Ebenezer St Mark Ntlali, who has been Bishop of the Diocese since 2007.The Diocese of Grahamstown is under the Primate
Primate (religion)
Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
of South Africa, currently Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town
Anglican Diocese of Cape Town
The Anglican Diocese of Cape Town, South Africa, came into being in 1847 with the consecration of the first bishop, Robert Gray, and later expanded to become the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, now called the Anglican Church of Southern Africa....
Thabo Makgoba
Thabo Makgoba
Thabo Cecil Makgoba is the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. He had served in the past as Bishop of Grahamstown.-Biography:...
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