Anglican Diocese of Cape Town
The Diocese of Cape Town is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) which presently covers central Cape Town, some of its suburbs and the island of Tristan da Cunha, though in the past it has covered a much larger territory. The Ordinary of the diocese is Archbishop of Cape Town and ex officio Primate and Metropolitan of the ACSA. His seat is St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town.
Diocese of Cape Town | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Southern Africa |
| Archdeaconries | Cathedral, Athlone, Constantia, Groote Schuur, Ibongoletu, Rondebosch, Waterfront |
| Coordinates | 33°55′30″S 18°25′10″E |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Established | 1847 |
| Cathedral | St. George's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Archbishop | Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town |
| Suffragan | Joshua Louw, Bishop of Table Bay |
| Website | |
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Desmond Tutu was archbishop from 1986 to 1996 and was archbishop-emeritus until his death in 2021. The current archbishop is Thabo Makgoba. Because of the archbishop's responsibilities as primate, many of his diocesan duties are delegated to a suffragan bishop known as the Bishop of Table Bay, an office currently held by Joshua Louw. (This is similar to the Bishop of Dover in the Church of England Diocese of Canterbury, who has held such a role since 1980.)