The Bishop of St John’s is the Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 of the Diocese of St Johns in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which encompassed the area around King Williams Town and East London and is located in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. In 1991 the Diocese split with a portion of it becoming the Diocese of Umzimvubu

Anglican Diocese of Umzimvubu

The Anglican Diocese of Umzimvubu is a relatively new Diocese created out of a portion of the former St John’s See. It came into existence in 1991 and the current Bishop is The Rt Rev Mlibo Mteteleli Ngewu....

; and in 2006 the remaining part was renamed the Diocese of Mthatha

Anglican Diocese of Mthatha

The Anglican Diocese of Mthatha is the new name for a diocese which contains much of the old St John’s area.It came into existence in 2006 and currently has 69 parishes...

. The last Bishop to hold the title thoroughtout his episcopate was Jacob Zambuhle Bhekuyise Dlamini

Jacob Zambuhle Bhekuyise Dlamini

Jacob Zambuhle Bhekuyise Dlamini was the last Bishop of St John's to hold that title throughout his episcopate. He studied for the priesthood at St Bede’s College Umtata and was ordained deacon in 1961 and priest two years later. He began his career with posts within the Diocese of Zululand...

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Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1873 to 1886	Henry Callaway Henry Callaway Henry Callaway was a missionary for the Church of England and a bishop of St. John's, Kaffraria, in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa .- Pre-missionary life :Henry Callaway was the son of a bootmaker...	(1817-1890)
1887 to 1901	Bransby Lewis Key Bransby Lewis Key Bransby Lewis Key was the 2nd Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha, South Africa. Born into a medical family he was educated at Kensington Grammar School and St Augustine's College, Canterbury. Ordained Deacon in 1864 and Priest a year later his first post...	(1838-1901)
1901 to 1922	Joseph Watkin Williams Joseph Watkin Williams Joseph Watkin Williams was the 3rd Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now the Anglican Diocese of Mthatha. Educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, he was ordained deacon in 1881 and priest two year later...	(1857-1934)
1923 to 1943	Edward Harold Etheridge Edward Harold Etheridge Edward Harold Etheridge was the 4th Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha. Educated at Marlborough and Keble College, Oxford he was ordained in 1895. He began his career with curacies at Kensington and Slough before emigrating to begin missionary work in...	(1900-1972)
1943 to 1951	Theodore Sumner Gibson Theodore Sumner Gibson Theodore Sumner Gibson was the 2nd Anglican Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman and subsequently the 5th Bishop of St John's from 1928 until 1951.-Early life:...	(1885-1953)
1951 to 1956	Henry St John Tomlinson Evans Henry St John Tomlinson Evans Henry St John Tomlinson Evans was the 5th Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha. Educated at Merchant Taylor’s and St John’s College, Oxford he was ordained in 1928. From 1931 until 1941 he held posts in what is now Ghana, ending his time there as Archdeacon...	(1905-1956)
1956 to 1980	James Leo Schuster James Leo Schuster James Leo Schuster was the long serving 6th Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha. Educated at Lancing College and Keble College, Oxford he was ordained in 1937. Assistant Missioner at Rotherhithe until 1938 he was subsequently Chaplain at St Stephen's House,...	(1912-2006)
1980 to 1984	Godfrey William Ernest Candler Ashby Godfrey William Ernest Candler Ashby Godfrey William Ernest Candler Ashby was the 8th Bishop of St John's in what is now known as Mthatha. He was educated at The King's School, Chester and King’s College London. Ordained Deacon in 1955 and Priest a year later, his first post was as a Curate at St Peter, St Helier, Morden. After a...	(b 1930)
1985 to 2000	Jacob Zambuhle Bhekuyise Dlamini Jacob Zambuhle Bhekuyise Dlamini Jacob Zambuhle Bhekuyise Dlamini was the last Bishop of St John's to hold that title throughout his episcopate. He studied for the priesthood at St Bede’s College Umtata and was ordained deacon in 1961 and priest two years later. He began his career with posts within the Diocese of Zululand...	First African incumbent
2000 to 2006 -when Diocese renamed	Sitembele Tobela Mzamane Sitembele Tobela Mzamane Sitembele Tobela Mzamane is the current Anglican Bishop of Mthatha, and although the first Bishop to bear that title he is the 10th incumbent-the Bishopric previously being known as St John's. A former Dean of the Diocese’s cathedral he is opposed to the blessing of same-sex relationships...	From 25 September 2006 Bishop of Mthatha Anglican Diocese of Mthatha The Anglican Diocese of Mthatha is the new name for a diocese which contains much of the old St John’s area.It came into existence in 2006 and currently has 69 parishes...