Sithembele Anton Sipuka
Sithembele Anton Sipuka (born April 27, 1960 in Idutywa , South Africa ) is a South African clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Umtata .
Life
Sithembele Anton Sipuka received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Queenstown on December 17, 1988 .
On February 8, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the bishop of Umtata. The bishop emeritus of Umtata, Oswald Hirmer , donated him episcopal ordination on May 3rd of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Queenstown, Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof SAC , and the Bishop of Witbank , Paul Mandla Khumalo CMM .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Oswald Hirmer |
Bishop of Umtata since 2008 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sipuka, Sithembele Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Umtata |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Idutywa , South Africa |