Bishop of Table Bay
The bishop of Table Bay is a suffragan bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town. Since 2020 the incumbent has been the Right Reverend Joshua Louw.[1] Like the bishop of Dover the incumbent is in effect the diocesan bishop as his or her superior is primate of an ecclesiastical province.[2]
According to the canons of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, the bishop of Table Bay has the rights and powers of a diocesan bishop, and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Diocese of Cape Town.[3]
List of bishops[]
- Garth Counsell 2004–2020
- Joshua Louw 2020-present
Notes[]
- ^ New Bishop of Table Bay elected
- ^ "Church change to ease work of archbishop". The Times. No. 60641. 3 June 1980. p. 4 col B.
- ^ "Canon 5: Of the election and ministry of the Archbishop of Cape Town and of the Bishop of Table Bay". Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
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