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[1] and priest two years later. He began his career with posts within the Diocese of Zululand before becoming Archdeacon of Empangeni. In 1985 he was elevated to the episcopate and made important changes, notably in 1991 the creation of a new diocese (Umzimvubu) within part of St John's.[2] A committed evangelist[3] he retired in 2000, shortly after chairing a synod on the church leadership's social responsibility to the underprivileged.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  2. ↑ Stranraer-Mull, Gerald (6 February 2007). "Visit to the Diocese of Mthatha, South Africa". The Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Becken, Hans-Jurgen (1983). ""Give Me Water, Woman of Samaria". The Pilgrimage of Southern African Blacks in the 1980s". Journal of Religion in Africa. 14 (2): 115–129. doi:10.2307/1581229. ISSN 0022-4200. JSTOR 1581229.
  4. ↑ Ngani, Phakamisa (11 October 1999). "Anglican bishops meet in Umtata". Daily Dispatch. Archived from the original on 30 June 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2015.


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