Diocese of Saldanha Bay

The Diocese of Saldanha Bay is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

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.

The Diocese was the first in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to approve of the blessing of same-sex civil unions.[1][2]

List of bishops

  • Raphael Hess 2006–present

Sources

  • Desmond Tutu: Rabble-Rouser for Peace, by John Allen

References

  1. ^ "Church's decision to bless same-sex unions hailed | Cape Times". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Church's decision to bless same-sex unions hailed". www.msn.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

External links

  • Diocesan Website
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Bishops of Saldanha Bay
Bishops
  • Raphael Hess
Suffragans
  • Justus Marcus


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