Diocese of the Highveld

The Diocese of the Highveld (formerly the Diocese of South Eastern Transvaal) is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa covering the East Rand in Gauteng province and the southern part of Mpumalanga province in South Africa. The bishop's seat is at St Dunstan's Cathedral in Benoni.

Diocese of Highveld
Location
Country	South Africa
Ecclesiastical province	Southern Africa
Information
Rite	Anglican
Established	1890
Cathedral	St Dunstan's Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop of the Highveld	Charles May
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town
Website
diocesehighveld.org.za

History

The Diocese of the Highveld was formed through a multiplication of the original Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg,[1] which, in geographical terms, embraced the whole of the former Southern Transvaal Province of South Africa. The new diocese extends from the eastern edge of the Metropolis of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, to the borders of the Kingdom of Swaziland. Apart from the urban and industrial areas, forming what is known as the East Rand, in which most of the parishes are situated, much of the Diocese is rural farming land, falling within the Province of Mpumalanga.

On the Feast of the Epiphany, 6 January 1990, the Diocese of South Eastern Transvaal, now Highveld, came into being. David Beetge was elected to lead the diocese; he died on 27 September 2008. On 25 April 2009, David Bannerman was consecrated as bishop.

List of Bishops

• David Beetge 1990–2008
• David Bannerman 2009–2015[2]
• Charles May (elected 25 April 2015, consecrated 13 September 2015)[3]

Coat of arms

The diocese registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1990 : Argent, two flanches Gules, a cross crosslet fitchy Azure; the shield ensigned with a mitre proper.[4]

Notes

1. Suberg 1999, p. 105.
2. Diocese of the Highveld News – accessed on 24 March 2015 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Archbishop Thabo Makgoba: Consecration and enthronement of the new Bishop of the Highveld". archbishop.anglicanchurchsa.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
4. Brownell 2002, p. 82.

References

• Allen, John (2006). Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-9866-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Suberg, O. M. (1999). The Anglican Tradition in South Africa: A Historical Overview. University of South Africa. ISBN 978-1-86888-091-1.
• Brownell, F. G. (2002). Heraldry in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, 1847-2000: Coats of Arms of the Dioceses, Collegiate and Parish Churches, and the Order of Ethiopia. Heraldsholme CC. ISBN 978-0-620-28606-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Official website