26 December 2019 The Rectors/ Priests in Charge/ Clergy/ Communicants/ Religious Communities All Parishes – Diocese of Natal

Re: Nominations of Candidates for the Vacant Diocese of Natal See

Please be notified that His Grace, Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, has declared The See of the Diocese of Natal vacant, as from 1 January 2020, and ordered that an Elective Assembly sit on the 5th and 6th of May 2020. Consequently I, BONKE CLAYTON DUMISA (Prof), Chairperson of the Elective Assembly Advisory Committee in the Diocese of Natal, do hereby invite the clergy and confirmed communicants to submit nominations of candidates, with effect from Monday the 6th of January 2020 to Friday the 28th of February 2020. Please note that this 40-day nomination period, as given above, will not be extended. Nominators are requested to provide the following in writing, attached to each nomination: (1) The consent of the candidate; (2) The names of two other persons who support the nominations and who have been requested to provide supporting motivation for the said nomination; (3) Motivation for the nomination of the candidate, and a personal profile of the candidate.

Nominations can be submitted in one of the following ways:

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1. Hand delivered at one of the following Diocesan offices, in sealed envelopes marked CONFIDENTIAL and addressed to: THE CHAIRPERSON ELECTIVE ASSEMBLY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Please ensure you personally place the sealed envelope inside the Secure Nomination Box with a locked padlock, inside the Reception Area of the following Diocesan Offices: The Diocesan Office The Cathedral of The Holy Nativity 169 Street, Pietermaritzburg OR The Diocesan Office 29 St Mary’s Avenue Greyville, Durban

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2. By email to: [email protected]

Kindly note that there are other procedural requirements that all those nominated will need to follow and satisfy prior to being officially confirmed as NOMINEES at the Elective Assembly. For more information on this, consult the Canons, especially 4 and other Canons, and also the Acts of the Diocese of Natal.

Yours in Service,

Prof BONKE CLAYTON DUMISA Chairperson – Elective Assembly Advisory Committee: Diocese of Natal

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