Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Leadership Changes
August 6, 2012 3 Comments
The Bishops have voted for their new Leadership from January 2013-2015. President: Archbishop Stephen Brislin (Cape Town). 1st Vice President: Archbishop Jabulani Nxumalo (Bloemfontein). 2nd Vice President: Bishop Sithembele Siphuka (Mthatha). Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, outgoing president congratulated the new ‘Troika’. The Bishops will vote on leadership for Departments, Offices and Associate bodies in January 2013.
There is more about Archbishop Stephen Brislin here.
About Fr Stephen Smuts
Father, isn’t he the head of the Catholic archdiocese where your TAC parish is located?
Then perhaps you met him during some ecumenical events or on other occasions?
During the days of Aparthied the Afrikaner governmment was quite anti-Catholic. the SABC radio did not allow Catholic Mass on radio until 1974. The Free State was largely served by german priests. Is the Archbishop of German stock?
All the best to our Bishop of the Diocese of Mthatha on his new responsibility as the second Vice President. We will keep him in our prayers.