Bishop of Table Bay explained

The bishop of Table Bay is a suffragan bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town. Since 2020 the incumbent has been the Right Reverend Joshua Louw.^[1] Like the bishop of Dover the incumbent is in effect the diocesan bishop as his or her superior is primate of an ecclesiastical province.^[2]

According to the canons of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, the bishop of Table Bay has the rights and powers of a diocesan bishop, and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Diocese of Cape Town.^[3]

List of bishops

• Garth Counsell 2004–2020
• Joshua Louw 2020–present

Notes and References

1. https://anglicanchurchsa.org/new-bishop-of-table-bay-elected/ New Bishop of Table Bay elected
2. News: Church change to ease work of archbishop . The Times. 3 June 1980. 4 col B. 60641.
3. Web site: Canon 5: Of the election and ministry of the Archbishop of Cape Town and of the Bishop of Table Bay . Anglican Church of Southern Africa . 2015-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160413015321/http://anglicanchurchsa.org/view_caod.asp?pg=caod_item&caod_opt=item&ItemID=5 . 2016-04-13 . dead .