Rubin Philip

Rubin Philip

The Right Reverend Rubin Philip (b. circa 1948) is bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Natal. The great-grandchild of indentured laborers from Andhra Pradesh, Philip is the first non-white South African to hold the position of Bishop of Natal. He grew up in Calirwood, a suburb of Durban with a large concentration of people of Indian ethnicity, in a non-religious household, but converted to Christianity before being enthroned as bishop in February of 2000. [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000223/world.htm#5 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World ] ] In 2008, Philip successfully obtained a court order preventing arms shipments destined for Zimbabwe from being transported through South Africa. [http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,548798,00.html http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=63155,1,22]

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