Archdiocese of Cape Town

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ARCHDIOCESE OF CAPE TOWN (Archidioecesis Civitatis Capitis)

Country : South Africa
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1951.

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Cape Town

Official blazon

Argent, an anchor in pale ringed azure below in chief five mullets in saltire or.

Origin/meaning

Arms of Archbishops

Owen McCann (1951-1984)
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Stephen Naidoo(1984-1989)
Lawrence Patrick Henry (1990-2009)
Stephen Brislin (2009-)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

Reginald Michael Cawcutt (1992-2002)
Sylvester Anthony John David (2019-present)

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