On This Day In Black History Sept 7 - Desmond Tutu

Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH GCStJ (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology.

Church Anglican Church of Southern Africa
See Cape Town
Installed 7 September 1986
Term ended 23 June 1996
Predecessor Philip Russell
Successor Njongonkulu Ndungane
Other post(s)
Bishop of Lesotho
Bishop of Johannesburg

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