Raymond Perrier, the director of the Denis Hurley Centre, said Jwara’s ministry in poor rural communities gave him first-hand experience of the challenges faced by the homeless, refugees, and other marginalised people that the Denis Hurley Centre worked with.
Bishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara appointed new Catholic archbishop of Durban
By Karen Singh
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DURBAN - Bishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara has been appointed by head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis, as the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Durban.
Cardinal Wilfred Napier, the Catholic Archbishop of Durban, made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon.
This follows the death of Archbishop Abel Gabuza, who died after contracting Covid-10 on January 17, 2021, just months before he was to take over as the new archbishop of Durban.
Napier received a letter on June 7, 2021 from the Pope’s Ambassador to Southern Africa, Archbishop Peter Wells, who is based in Pretoria, indicating that the official announcement would be published in Rome and South Africa on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at noon.