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Historyedit
Robert Gray was consecrated as the first bishop of Cape Town in 1847, by 1851 the first Anglican minister to reside in Worcester, South Africa, John Martine, arrived in Worcester from England.
The church was designed by architect, Sophy Gray, the wife of Robert Gray. On Wednesday, December 15, 1852, the foundation stone of the nave was laid by the Very Reverend William Newman, Dean of Cape Town, but building was not commenced until September 1855. The church was completed on 8 January 1859 and opened for divine service on 28 January 1859 officiated by Henry Douglas, the Dean of Cape Town. On 23 October 1859, the nave of the church was consecrated by Bishop Gray. On 16 May 1876 the chancel was added and was dedicated to the archbishop of Cape Town, William West Jones.
Past rectors of this parish
John Melville Martine, M.A. (1851–1853)
(vacant) (1853–1857)
John Mynhard (1857–1880)
James Alexander Hewitt (1880–1890)
Robert Sheard, M.A. (1891–1921)
William Amcoats (1922–1935)
Arthur Pierce-Jones (1935–1938)
William Angus C.Kingon L.TH. (1938–1940)
Canon F.L.Sugget, M.C. (1940–1943)
Brian Tindall Page, M.A. (1943–1948)
Desmond Alfred Wolfe, L.TH.(1948–1952)
Alfred Walton Carter, M.A. (1952–1955)
Conrad C.Silberbauer, M.A. (1955–1958)
Arthur Rowe Luman, L.TH. (1959–1961)
Roy Dovery Lewis (1961–1965)
Ian R. Macintosh B.A., L.TH. (1965–1968)
Andrew Watson (1968–1972)
Albert Edward Wilton (1973–1974)
Thomas Royle Cripps (1975–1978)
Heinrich E. Mahr (Feb.–Apr.1978, deceased)
Christian Smuts Viljoen (1978–1984)
Glen Logan (1985–1989)
John A. Hanson (1989–1995)
Robert De Maar (1995–1998)
Jacques V.X. Jefferies (1999–2005)
Vincent Charles Bastiaan (2006–2010)
Victor Adams (2011–2016)
Clive Pretorious (2016–)
Referencesedit
^"St James the Great". myanglican.org. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
^"Breede River Valley, Worcester, Anglican Church of St. James the Great". 16 January 2015.
church, james, great, worcester, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Church of St James the Great Worcester news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The Church of St James the Great is an Anglican church located in Worcester South Africa 1 2 3 St James The GreatLocationWorcester Western CapeCountrySouth AfricaDenominationAnglican Church of South AfricaHistoryFounded28 January 1859Founder s Robert GrayDedicationSaint JamesAdministrationDioceseDiocese of False BayClergyBishop s Margaret VertueRectorClive Petorious St James the Great Church Waterloo Road Worcester 001 jpgHistory editRobert Gray was consecrated as the first bishop of Cape Town in 1847 by 1851 the first Anglican minister to reside in Worcester South Africa John Martine arrived in Worcester from England The church was designed by architect Sophy Gray the wife of Robert Gray On Wednesday December 15 1852 the foundation stone of the nave was laid by the Very Reverend William Newman Dean of Cape Town but building was not commenced until September 1855 The church was completed on 8 January 1859 and opened for divine service on 28 January 1859 officiated by Henry Douglas the Dean of Cape Town On 23 October 1859 the nave of the church was consecrated by Bishop Gray On 16 May 1876 the chancel was added and was dedicated to the archbishop of Cape Town William West Jones Past rectors of this parish John Melville Martine M A 1851 1853 vacant 1853 1857 John Mynhard 1857 1880 James Alexander Hewitt 1880 1890 Robert Sheard M A 1891 1921 William Amcoats 1922 1935 Arthur Pierce Jones 1935 1938 William Angus C Kingon L TH 1938 1940 Canon F L Sugget M C 1940 1943 Brian Tindall Page M A 1943 1948 Desmond Alfred Wolfe L TH 1948 1952 Alfred Walton Carter M A 1952 1955 Conrad C Silberbauer M A 1955 1958 Arthur Rowe Luman L TH 1959 1961 Roy Dovery Lewis 1961 1965 Ian R Macintosh B A L TH 1965 1968 Andrew Watson 1968 1972 Albert Edward Wilton 1973 1974 Thomas Royle Cripps 1975 1978 Heinrich E Mahr Feb Apr 1978 deceased Christian Smuts Viljoen 1978 1984 Glen Logan 1985 1989 John A Hanson 1989 1995 Robert De Maar 1995 1998 Jacques V X Jefferies 1999 2005 Vincent Charles Bastiaan 2006 2010 Victor Adams 2011 2016 Clive Pretorious 2016 References edit St James the Great myanglican org Retrieved 2021 09 01 Breede River Valley Worcester Anglican Church of St James the Great 16 January 2015 https archbishop anglicanchurchsa org 2013 07 sermon at st james great worcester html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of St James the Great Worcester amp oldid 1217023911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
