Njongonkulu Ndungane
Njongonkulu Winston Hugh Ndungane (born April 2, 1941 in Kokstad ) is a South African theologian , active from 1996 to 2007 as Archbishop of Cape Town and primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and thus the successor to Desmond Tutu .
Life
He graduated from Lovedale High School in 1958. In 1960, participation in the anti-pass demonstration shaped his political stance on the apartheid system in South Africa. For his early engagement, he had to serve a three-year prison term as a political prisoner on Robben Island from August 1963 to August 1966 . During this time he chose to serve in the Church. He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Cape Town in 1974 .
From January 1985 to December 1986, Ndungane led the Theological St. Bede's College in Umtata as a principal.
In 1991 he received the episcopal ordination . From 1991 to 1996 Ndungane served as Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman . Then, in September 1996, he took over the office of Archbishop of Cape Town. Since 2007 Ndungane has been working for the Historic Schools Restoration Project . His successor as archbishop and primate is Thabo Makgoba .
Honors
- 2008 Grand Counselor of the Order of the Baobab
Award of honorary doctorates:
- Doctor of Divinity ( DD ), Rhodes University , Grahamstown
- Doctor of Divinity ( DD ), Protestant Episcopal Seminary , Virginia
- Doctor of Divinity ( DD ), Episcopal Divinity School , Cambridge , Massachusetts
- Doctor of Humane Letters ( DHL ) Worcester State College , Worcester , Massachusetts
- Hon.DUniv; University of Cape Town
- Hon.DUniv; University of Stellenbosch
- Hon.DUniv; University of KwaZulu-Natal
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ndungane, Njongonkulu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ndungane, Njongonkulu Winston Hugh (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African clergyman, Archbishop of Cape Town |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kokstad |