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Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA

Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA

Date
23 Jun 1996
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA

A service in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the retirement of the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in South Africa. However, he remained chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). According to him, his retirement was a way of off-loading some of the work he had been doing in order to concentrate on the TRC and to ensure that the process ran smoothly. Tutu is currently Professor of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  1. 01SAHO Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 23 June 2013]
  2. 02Justice Welcome to the official Truth and Reconciliation Commission Website [online] Available at: www.justice.gov.za [Accessed on 23 June 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013269

South African History Online (2011) 'Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013269 (Accessed: 5 September 2026).

South African History Online, Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013269, (accessed 5 September 2026).

"Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013269. Accessed 5 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013269.

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