Order of Simon of Cyrene

The Order of Simon of Cyrene is the highest award given by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to laity for distinguished service. It was established in 1960, during the tenure of Archbishop Joost de Blank, following a proposal by Bishop Robert Selby Taylor.[1] Membership of the order is limited to 120 persons. The order is named after Simon of Cyrene, the first African saint.

Living members of the order

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1. Michael Cassidy (1983)
2. Barry Smith (1989)[2]
3. Ingrid Le Roux (1991)
4. Esrom Mulaudzi (1993)
5. Robin Black (1998)
6. Brigalia Bam (1999)
7. Max Hales (1999)
8. John Stephen Martin (1999)
9. Malethola Maggie Nkwe (2002)
10. John Ramsdale (2002)
11. Leah Tutu (2005)
12. Maggy Clarke (2006)
13. Justice (ret'd) Ian Farlam (2006)
14. David Sheppard (2007)
15. Tessa Fairbairn (2007)
16. Denise M. Ackerman[3] (2008)
17. Lavinia Crawford-Browne[3] (2008)
18. Sinah Mokati (2008)
19. Gerald Hendricks
20. Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi[4] (2010)
21. Lily Cloete[5] (2010)
22. Margaret Elsworth[5] (2010)
23. Advocate Deon Irish[5] (2010)
24. Mamphela Ramphele[6] (2010)
25. John Kingsley-Hall[7] (2011)
26. Robin Greenwood (2011)
27. Monica Koopman (2011)
28. Grant Nupen[8] (2013)
29. Saki Macozoma[9] (2013)
30. Gail Allen[9] (2013)
31. Michael Whisson[10] (2013)
32. Dr Mary Jean Silk[11] (2014)
33. Sally Motlana[12] (2017)
34. Shirley Moulder[13] (2017)
35. John David Emery (2017) admitted on Saturday, 25 November 2017.
36. Hammilton Curtis
37. Thandi Zulu

Deceased members

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1. Alan Paton (awarded 1963; died 1988) [14]
2. Maureen Petersen (1950 - 2014)
3. Mary Davidson [15] (order awarded 1968)
4. Adelaide Tambo (1997) [16]
5. John Michael Berning[17] 14 December 1941 - 17 December 2006 (order awarded 2008 posthumously)
6. Dennis Burkinshaw 1918 - 2013 (order awarded ?)
7. Neville Paul Greeham died 15 December 2005
8. Sheena Duncan died 4 May 2010
9. Allan Bryant Crawford[18] (1 August 1912 - 26 February 2007) order awarded in 1963
10. Patrick Dumisa[19] (b abt 1917 d 12 Jan 2007)
11. Mary Knowling[7] (21 October 1923 - 31 January 2013) (order awarded 2011)
12. Pat Gorvalla died 12 November 2013[20]
13. Sheila Rose Maspero died on 25 January 2014 (order awarded 1985)
14. Helen King died in 2015 (order awarded in 1996)
15. Pippa Vincent died 15 September 2015[21]
16. Helen Joseph order awarded in 1992, Joseph died in December 1992[22]
17. Dorrie Nuttall died November 2016[23] (order awarded 2005)
18. Emma Mashinini (awarded 2016, died 10 July 2017)[24]
19. William Hugh Paterson (1873-1963) order awarded posthumously in 1963
20. Sir Rupert Bromley (2012) died 2018

Notes and references

1. Lindhorst 1995.
2. Marx 2011.
3. ACSA 2008.
4. van der Merwe 2010.
5. "From the Bishop's Desk". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-15.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
6. Witness 2010.
7. Umbuliso 2011.
8. Good Hope & July 2013.
9. ACSA 2013.
10. Umbuliso 2014.
11. "Dr Mary Jean Silk". Southern Anglican. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
12. "Mme Sally Motlana admitted to Order of Simon of Cyrene". anglicanchurchsa.org. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
13. "Shirley Moulder admitted to Order of Simon of Cyrene". anglicanchurchsa.org. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
14. "Episcopal News Service: Press Release # XX-2". episcopalarchives.org.
15. "Order of Simon of Cyrene" (PDF). University of Pretoria. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
16. "Adelaide Frances Tambo". South African History Online. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
17. Grahamstown 2008.
18. Telegraph 2007.
19. "In remembrance of PATRICK DUMISA" (PDF). Anglican News. 17 (6): 6. 2007.
20. Institutional Advancement (2013). "World-renowned philanthropist, Dr Pat Gorvalla, passes away". University of the Western Cape. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
21. Obituary Pippa Vincent
22. "Inventory for A1985 - JOSEPH, Helen, papers, 1927-1992". Historical Papers, Wits University. Retrieved 2015-11-24. Cyre
23. Maggy Clarke (February 2017). "People and Places, February 2017 – Notes from the City of Saints and Sinners". grahamstowncathedral.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
24. "Legendary trade unionist Emma Mashinini dies, aged 87". eNCA. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-14.

• Lindhorst, Alan, ed. (1995). The Golden Mitre: A Tribute to the Life and Ministry of Archbishop Robert Selby Taylor. A.M. Lindhorst. ISBN 978-0-620-19148-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Marx, Fritz (28 April 2011). "Cape Town honours Zackie Achmat and others". Politicsweb. Retrieved 2011-05-20.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "Archbishop bestows Order of Simon of Cyrene" (Press release). Anglican Church of Southern Africa. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
• "Anglican Church gives award to Saki Macozoma" (Press release). Office of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
• "Order of Simon of Cyrene for Prof Michael Whisson" (PDF). Umbuliso The Greeting. 37 (1): 1. 2014.
• "Order of St Simon of Cyrene for two Grahamstown laity". Umbuliso/ The Greeting. 34 (3). 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22.
• "Allan Crawford". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 2007. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
• van der Merwe, Liezl (18 May 2010). "Prince Buthelezi Receives Prestigious Anglican Order" (Press release). Inkatha Freedom Party. Retrieved 2014-10-11.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "Award: Order of Simon of Cyrene to Mamphela Ramphele". The Witness. The Witness. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
• "Grant Nupen" (PDF), Good Hope, 63 (5), p. 7, July 2013
• "Ordination, Cathedral of Ss Michael & George, Grahamstown, 16 December 2008". Diocese of Grahamstown. 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-29.