Donald Frederick Harker (born 1945) was the seventh Bishop of George. [1]
He was born in 1945 and educated at St Peter's, Alice and ordained in 1969. [2] He began his career with a curacy at All Saints Mossel Bay before becoming the incumbent at Beaufort West. He ascended to the episcopate in 1999 [3] and resigned his see in 2010.
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| Preceded by Derek Damant | Bishop of George 1999–2010 | Succeeded by Brian Marajh |
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