Margaret Vertue
Margaret Brenda Vertue (born April 6, 1953 in Kimberley ) is a South African bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa .
Life
Vertue studied Anglican theology at the College of the Transfiguration in Grahamstown and at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. In September 1992 she was ordained an Anglican priestess by Archbishop Desmond Tutu as one of the first two South African women. Among other things, she worked as a rector (parish priest ) in Gordon's Bay from 1998 and as a canon in the False Bay diocese from 2003 , where she was elected bishop by the diocesan assembly in October 2012. On January 19, 2013, the Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba consecrated them and introduced them to their office.
Web links
- Short biography on the diocese website
- Anglican Church of Southern Africa: Canon Margaret Vertue elected as the next Bishop of the Diocese of False Bay
- SA chooses female bishop IOL News: SA chooses female bishop
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trust Margaret |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vertue, Margaret Brenda (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kimberley , South Africa |