Archbishop of Cape Town

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The Archbishop of Cape Town is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, historically prominent in both religious life and social justice movements.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican episcopal office
Christian religious leadership position
appointedBy synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
associatedWith Cape Town
South African Anglicanism
authorityOver bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
cathedral St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
church Anglican Church of Southern Africa
country South Africa
denomination Anglicanism
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Southern Africa
establishedIn 19th century
hasRoleIn anti-apartheid activism
religious leadership in Southern Africa
social justice movements in South Africa
jurisdiction Diocese of Cape Town
languageOfLiturgicalUse English
liturgicalRite Anglican rite
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cape Town
Republic of South Africa
Western Cape NERFINISHED
memberOf Anglican Communion
notableOfficeHolder Desmond Tutu
Robert Gray
Thabo Makgoba
officeHolder Bill Burnett
Desmond Tutu
Geoffrey Clayton
Joost de Blank
Njongonkulu Ndungane
Robert Gray
Thabo Makgoba
officeHolderStartTime 1847
2007
rank primate
religion Christianity
residence Bishopscourt, Cape Town
responsibleFor convening the Provincial Synod
leadership of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
ordination of clergy in the Province of Southern Africa
role principal leader of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
senior bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
scope Southern Africa
see Cape Town
style Archbishop
The Most Reverend
titleHolderOf Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
tradition Anglican
typeOfJurisdiction metropolitan see


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