David Russell (bishop)

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The Rt Rev David Hamilton Russell ^[1] was the 12th Bishop of Grahamstown.^[2] He was born on 6 November 1938 and educated at the University of Cape Town .^[3] Ordained in 1965,^[4] he was a Chaplain to migrant workers and from 1975 to 1986 he was banned and house arrested by the South African Government. He was a Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese of St John’s from 1986 to 1987 and then Bishop of Grahamstown^[5] until 2004.

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Preceded by Kenneth Oram	Bishop of Grahamstown 1987 – 2004	Succeeded by Thabo Makgoba

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1. ^ anglicanchrchSA
2. ^ University of the Witwatersrand
3. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth Church House 1975 ISBN 0108153674
5. ^ thePeerage.com

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Date of birth	6 November 1938
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