Richard Kraft
Bishop of Pretoria | |
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| Born | June 3, 1936 |
| Died | January 17, 2001 (aged 64) |
Richard Austin Kraft (3 June 1936 - 17 January 2001) was an American-born South African
Born in the
ordained in 1961.[3] He moved to South Africa, where his first post was as an Assistant Priest at St Alphege Church, in Pietermaritzburg. From 1963 to 1967 he was Rector
of St Chad's Mission, Klip River.
In 1968 he was asked by Bishop
Don Griswold. He also pioneered the training of self-supporting clergy at the diocesan conference centre KwaNzimela, near Melmoth, inspired by the principles enunciated by Roland Allen
.
In 1976 he was appointed Director of the Education Department of the
Bishop of Pretoria, a post he held until 1998. He was a strong opponent of the apartheid regime. He died on 17 January 2001 in Pretoria
.
Notes
- ^ Wits Historical Papers
- ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-19-200008-8. Retrieved 16 September 2013.