Joost de Blank
Joost de Blank (14 November 1908 – 1 January 1968) was a Dutch-born British Anglican bishop. He was the Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa from 1957 to 1963 and was known as the "scourge of apartheid" for his ardent opposition to the whites-only policies of the South African government.
Joost de Blank | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Cape Town | |
Archbishop Joost de Blank | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Southern Africa |
| Metropolis | Cape Town |
| In office | 1957–1963 |
| Predecessor | Geoffrey Clayton |
| Successor | Robert Selby Taylor |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Stepney (1952–1957) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1932 |
| Consecration | 1952 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1908 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 January 1968 (aged 59) City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom |
| Buried | Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | Dutch/British |
| Education | Merchant Taylors' School |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge King's College London Ridley Hall, Cambridge |
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