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 reign of Archbishop "Joost de Blank, following a proposal by Bishop "Robert Selby Taylor. Membership of the order is limited to 120 persons. The order is named after "Simon of Cyrene, the first "African saint.
Living members of the order[edit]
- Michael Cassidy["citation needed] (1983)
- "Barry Smith (1989)
- Ingrid Le Roux["citation needed] (1991)
- Esrom Mulaudzi["citation needed] (1993)
- Robin Black["citation needed] (1998)
- "Brigalia Bam (1999)
- Max Hales["citation needed] (1999)
- John Stephen Martin["citation needed] (1999)
- "Malethola Maggie Nkwe (2002)
- John Ramsdale["citation needed] (2002)
- "Leah Tutu (2005)
- Maggy Clarke["citation needed] (2006)
- Justice (ret'd) Ian Farlam["citation needed] (2006)
- David Sheppard["citation needed] (2007)
- Tessa Fairbairn["citation needed] (2007)
- Denise M. Ackerman (2008)
- Lavinia Crawford-Browne (2008)
- Sinah Mokati["citation needed] (2008)
- Gerald Hendricks["citation needed]
- Chief "Mangosuthu Buthelezi (2010)
- Lily Cloete[5] (2010)
- "Margaret Elsworth[5] (2010)
- Advocate Deon Irish[5] (2010)
- "Mamphela Ramphele (2010)
- John Kingsley-Hall (2011)
- Robin Greenwood["citation needed] (2011)
- Monica Koopman["citation needed] (2011)
- "Sir Rupert Bromley["citation needed] (2012)
- Grant Nupen (2013)
- "Saki Macozoma (2013)
- Gail Allen (2013)
- Michael Whisson (2013)
- Dr Mary Jean Silk[11] (2014)
- Sally Motlana[12] (2017)
- Shirley Moulder[13] (2017)
- John David Emery (2017) admitted on Saturday, 25 November 2017.["citation needed]
- Hammilton Curtis["citation needed]
- Thandi Zulu["citation needed]
Deceased members[edit]
- "Alan Paton (awarded 1963; died 1988) [14]
- Maureen Petersen (1950 - 2014)
- Mary Davidson [15] (order awarded 1968)
- "Adelaide Tambo (1997) [16]
- "John Michael Berning 14 December 1941 - 17 December 2006 (order awarded 2008 posthumously)
- "Dennis Burkinshaw 1918 - 2013 (order awarded ?)
- Neville Paul Greeham died 15 December 2005
- "Sheena Duncan died 4 May 2010
- Allan Bryant Crawford (1 August 1912 - 26 February 2007) order awarded in 1963
- Patrick Dumisa[19] (b abt 1917 d 12 Jan 2007)
- "Mary Knowling (21 October 1923 - 31 January 2013) (order awarded 2011)
- Pat Gorvalla died 12 November 2013[20]
- Sheila Rose Maspero died on 25 January 2014 (order awarded 1985)
- "Helen King died in 2015 (order awarded in 1996)["citation needed]
- Pippa Vincent died 15 September 2015[21]
- "Helen Joseph order awarded in 1992, Joseph died in December 1992[22]
- Dorrie Nuttall died November 2016[23] (order awarded 2005)
- "Emma Mashinini (awarded 2016, died 10 July 2017)[24]
- William Hugh Paterson(1873-1963)order awarded posthumously in 1963
Notes and references[edit]
- Lindhorst, Alan, ed. (1995). The Golden Mitre: A Tribute to the Life and Ministry of Archbishop Robert Selby Taylor. A.M. Lindhorst. "ISBN "978-0-620-19148-7.
- Marx, Fritz (28 April 2011). "Cape Town honours Zackie Achmat and others". Politicsweb. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- "Archbishop bestows Order of Simon of Cyrene" (Press release). Anglican Church of Southern Africa. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- "Anglican Church gives award to Saki Macozoma" (Press release). Office of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- "Order of Simon of Cyrene for Prof Michael Whisson" (PDF). Umbuliso The Greeting. 37 (1): 1. 2014.
- "Order of St Simon of Cyrene for two Grahamstown laity". Umbuliso/ The Greeting. 34 (3). 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22.
- "Allan Crawford". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 2007. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- van der Merwe, Liezl (18 May 2010). "Prince Buthelezi Receives Prestigious Anglican Order" (Press release). "Inkatha Freedom Party. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- "Award: Order of Simon of Cyrene to Mamphela Ramphele". The Witness. The Witness. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- "Grant Nupen" (PDF), Good Hope, 63 (5), p. 7, July 2013
- "Ordination, Cathedral of Ss Michael & George, Grahamstown, 16 December 2008". Diocese of Grahamstown. 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
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