Order of Simon of Cyrene

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The Order of Simon of Cyrene is the highest award given by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to laity for distinguished service. It was established in 1960, during the tenure of Archbishop Joost de Blank, following a proposal by Bishop Robert Selby Taylor. [1] Membership of the order is limited to 120 persons. The order is named after Simon of Cyrene, the first African saint.

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Living members of the order

  1. Michael Cassidy[ citation needed ] (1983)
  2. Barry Smith (1989) [2]
  3. Ingrid Le Roux[ citation needed ] (1991)
  4. Esrom Mulaudzi[ citation needed ] (1993)
  5. Robin Black[ citation needed ] (1998)
  6. Brigalia Bam (1999)
  7. Max Hales[ citation needed ] (1999)
  8. John Stephen Martin[ citation needed ] (1999)
  9. Malethola Maggie Nkwe (2002)
  10. John Ramsdale[ citation needed ] (2002)
  11. Leah Tutu (2005)
  12. Maggy Clarke[ citation needed ] (2006)
  13. Justice (ret'd) Ian Farlam[ citation needed ] (2006)
  14. David Sheppard[ citation needed ] (2007)
  15. Tessa Fairbairn[ citation needed ] (2007)
  16. Denise M. Ackerman [3] (2008)
  17. Lavinia Crawford-Browne [3] (2008)
  18. Sinah Mokati[ citation needed ] (2008)
  19. Gerald Hendricks[ citation needed ]
  20. Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi [4] (2010)
  21. Lily Cloete [5] (2010)
  22. Advocate Deon Irish [5] (2010)
  23. Mamphela Ramphele [6] (2010)
  24. John Kingsley-Hall [7] (2011)
  25. Robin Greenwood[ citation needed ] (2011)
  26. Monica Koopman[ citation needed ] (2011)
  27. Grant Nupen [8] (2013)
  28. Saki Macozoma [9] (2013)
  29. Gail Allen [9] (2013)
  30. Michael Whisson [10] (2013)
  31. Dr Mary Jean Silk [11] (2014)
  32. Sally Motlana [12] (2017)
  33. Shirley Moulder [13] (2017)

Deceased members

  1. Alan Paton (awarded 1963; died 1988) [14]
  2. Maureen Petersen (1950 - 2014)
  3. Mary Davidson [15] (order awarded 1968)
  4. Adelaide Tambo (1997) [16]
  5. John Michael Berning [17] 14 December 1941 - 17 December 2006 (order awarded 2008 posthumously)
  6. Dennis Burkinshaw 1918 - 2013 (order awarded ?)
  7. Neville Paul Greeham died 15 December 2005
  8. Sheena Duncan died 4 May 2010
  9. Allan Bryant Crawford [18] (1 August 1912 - 26 February 2007) order awarded in 1963
  10. Patrick Dumisa [19] (b abt 1917 d 12 Jan 2007)
  11. Mary Knowling [7] (21 October 1923 - 31 January 2013) (order awarded 2011)
  12. Pat Gorvalla died 12 November 2013 [20] [21]
  13. Sheila Rose Maspero died on 25 January 2014 (order awarded 1985)
  14. Helen King died in 2015 (order awarded in 1996)[ citation needed ]
  15. Pippa Vincent died 15 September 2015 [22]
  16. Helen Joseph order awarded in 1992, Joseph died in December 1992 [23]
  17. Dorrie Nuttall died November 2016 [24] (order awarded 2005)
  18. Emma Mashinini (awarded 2016, died 10 July 2017) [25]
  19. William Hugh Paterson (1873-1963) order awarded posthumously in 1963[ citation needed ]
  20. Sir Rupert Bromley (2012) died 2018 [21]
  21. Ronald Kenneth Kirby (awarded 1966, died 1989)
  22. John David Emery (2017) admitted on Saturday, 25 November 2017. [21]
  23. Margaret Elsworth died 6 October 2023, order awarded in 2010[ citation needed ]

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Citations

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  2. ↑ Marx 2011.
  3. 1 2 ACSA 2008.
  4. ↑ van der Merwe 2010.
  5. 1 2 "From the Bishop's Desk". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  7. 1 2 Umbuliso 2011.
  8. ↑ Good Hope & July 2013.
  9. 1 2 ACSA 2013.
  10. ↑ Umbuliso 2014.
  11. ↑ "Dr Mary Jean Silk". Southern Anglican. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Mme Sally Motlana admitted to Order of Simon of Cyrene". anglicanchurchsa.org. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Shirley Moulder admitted to Order of Simon of Cyrene". anglicanchurchsa.org. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Episcopal News Service: Press Release # XX-2". episcopalarchives.org.
  15. ↑ "Order of Simon of Cyrene" (PDF). University of Pretoria. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Adelaide Frances Tambo". South African History Online. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  17. ↑ Grahamstown 2008.
  18. ↑ Telegraph 2007.
  19. ↑ "In remembrance of PATRICK DUMISA" (PDF). Anglican News. 17 (6): 6. 2007.
  20. ↑ Institutional Advancement (2013). "World-renowned philanthropist, Dr Pat Gorvalla, passes away". University of the Western Cape. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  21. 1 2 3 Anon (27 September 2019). "Acts and Resolutions of the Thirty-Fifth Session of the Provincial Synod" (PDF). anglicanchurchsa.org. p. 35. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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  23. ↑ "Inventory for A1985 - JOSEPH, Helen, papers, 1927-1992". Historical Papers, Wits University. Retrieved 24 November 2015. Cyre
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