Diocese of Grahamstown
Consecration of Ebenezer St Mark Ntlali
as Bishop of Grahamstown, 20 September 2008
Cathedral of Ss Michael & George, Grahamstown
The Cathedral was packed, with 200 people following the service in the nearby City Hall via closed circuit TV.
The
Cathedral choir was joined by visiting choirs, and other musical accompaniment
included kudu horns, trumpets and drums, and the Cathedral marimba players who
accompanied the Lumko setting of the
The preacher was the Revd Vicentia Kgaba from the Diocese
of Johannesburg.
The Bishop-Elect stands with his
presenting bishops, Jo Seoka of
The Laying on of Hands. Colin Johnson, Bishop of Grahamstown’s Link Diocese,
The new Bishop of Grahamstown is introduced to
his Diocese by the Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba (centre back),
surrounded by his brother bishops.
Members of the congregation greet one another
and the new Bishop, at the Peace. The pillars of the Cathedral are adorned with
banners created at the Eastern Cape Keiskamma
Project.
Among those who brought greetings
was the Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University, Dr Saleem
Badat, who reminded the congregation that their new
Bishop is both an “illustrious graduate” of
The service concluded with Bishop Ebenezer
blessing the city and Diocese.