Name George Swartz | ||
George Alfred Swartz was the ninth Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman. He was born on 8 September 1928 and died in retirement in Cape Town on New Year’s Eve 2006.
Contents
- Education
- Priesthood and elevation to Episcopate
- Translation to Kimberley and Kuruman
- Link with the Diocese of Atlanta
- References
Education
Swartz was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand and Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Priesthood and elevation to Episcopate
Ordained in 1955, he began his career with a Curacy in Cape Town and held a number of pastoral posts in the area before becoming a Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese in 1972.
Translation to Kimberley and Kuruman
Eleven years later he was translated to Kimberley and Kuruman where he remained until retirement.
Link with the Diocese of Atlanta
Bishop Swartz originated a link between Kimberley and Kuruman and the Diocese of Atlanta in the United States of America, and on 5 June 1984 he was awarded Freedom of the City of Compton.
References
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