Diocese of Swaziland

The Diocese of Swaziland is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It was founded in 1968. It comprises the country of Eswatini. It is divided in three archdeaconries, Eastern, Southern and Western.

Diocese of Swaziland
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Southern Africa
Statistics
Parishes24
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralCathedral Church of All Saints, Mbabane
Current leadership
BishopEllinah Wamukoya
Website
www.swazilanddiocese.org.sz

History

The diocese was created in 1968, shortly after the independence of Swaziland and had Anthony Hunter as its first bishop, from 1968 to 1975.

The diocese is twinned with the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa (Iowa, United States) and with the Episcopal Diocese of Brechin (Scotland).

Bishops of the diocese

Coat of arms

The diocese registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1969 : Azure, two Swazi battle-axes erect addorsed, handles Or, blades Argent, bound Gules. The shield is ensigned of a bishop's mitre.[3]

Notes
  1. On 18 July 2012, Wamukoya, aged 61 years old, was elected bishop, becoming the first woman in the Anglican Church of South Africa to be elected to this office.[1] She was consecrated on 17 November 2012 by Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town.[2]

References
  1. Africa elects 1st Anglican woman bishop, Anglican Ink, July 19, 2012
  2. Swaziland Gets Africa's First Female Bishop, 20 November 2012, All Africa
  3. 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. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-620-28606-0.



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