Jonathan Siyachitema

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Jonathan Siyachitema was an Anglican bishop in Zimbabwe. [1]

Siyachitema was born in 1932 and educated at Sarum College. [2] He was ordained in 1971 and began his career in Bulawayo. Later he was the Archdeacon of Matabeleland from 1974 to 1978; Dean of Bulawayo from 1978 to 1981; Suffragan Bishop of the Lundi [3] from 1981 to 1995; and Bishop of Harare from 1995 to 1997. [4]

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References

  1. ACNS
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p935 London: OUP, 1983 ISBN   0-19-200010-1
  3. "Church, State, and Society in Malawi: An Analysis of Anglican Ecclesiology" Tengatenga, J. p133: Zomba; Kachere; 2006
  4. The Herald, Zimbabwe