Derek Damant

Derek George Damant was the sixth bishop of George.

He was educated at University of South Africa and ordained in 1958. He began his career as chaplain at St. Andrew's School, Bloemfontein after which he was head master at St. Stephen's Diocesan High School in Mohale's Hoek. From 1975 he was dean of Pretoria. He ascended to the episcopate in 1985 and retired in 1999.