Joost de Blank
| The Most Revd Joost de Blank |
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| Archbishop of Cape Town | |
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| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Southern Africa |
| Metropolis | Cape Town |
| Installed | 1957 |
| Term ended | 1963 |
| Predecessor | Geoffrey Clayton |
| Successor | Robert Selby Taylor |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1932 |
| Consecration | 1952 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1908 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. London, England |
| Buried | Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | Dutch/British |
| Previous post | Bishop of Stepney |
| Education | Merchant Taylors' School |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge King's College London Ridley Hall, Cambridge |
The Most Reverend Joost de Blank (1908 – 1968)[1] was the Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa from 1957[2] to 1963 and was known as the "scourge of apartheid" for his ardent opposition to the whites-only policies of the South African government.[3]
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Education
De Blank was born in Rotterdam on 14 November 1908, he became a British subject as a child in 1921.[4] He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, King's College London, and Queens' College, Cambridge.
Clerical career
He was ordained after a period of study at Ridley Hall, Cambridge in 1932[5] and began his career as a Curate in Bath. De Blank held incumbencies at Forest Gate and Greenhill, Harrow. during World War II he was an army chaplain.[6] In 1952 he was appointed the Bishop of Stepney in the Diocese of London[7] and continued in this post until he was translated to Cape Town.
South Africa
He succeeded Geoffrey Clayton as Archbishop of Cape Town in 1957. In South Africa, he refused to preach in any church not open to blacks as well as whites. He opposed clause 29 of Natives Law Amendment Bill, which gave the civil authorities powers to exclude non whites from Anglican churches. In 1960 De Blank called on the Dutch Reformed Church to repudiate apartheid, and in the same year criticised the South African jubilee celebrations: "This is no time for rejoicing, but for shame".
De Blank suffered a stroke which caused him to resign from Cape Town in 1963. He returned to England whereupon he was appointed a canon of Westminster Abbey.[8]
Honours and awards
- Appointed a sub-prelate of the Venerable Order of Saint John in 1952.[9]
- Appointed canon of Westminster Abbey in 1964.
De Blank died at Westminster on 1 January 1968 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.[10]
Publications
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Notes and references
- ↑ Obitaury The Rt Rev Joost De Blank. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 02, 1968; pg. 8; Issue 57138
- ↑ New Archbishop's "Difficult Job". The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 11, 1957; pg. 4; Issue 53838
- ↑ "Apartheid Crazy", Archbishop Says. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Sep 26, 1959; pg. 5; Issue 54576.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32344. p. 4452. 3 June 1921.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34886. p. 4008. 28 June 1940.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 39597. p. 3816. 15 July 1952.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 43228. p. 744. 24 January 1964.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 40073. p. 305. 12 January 1954.
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| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Stepney 1952 – 1957 |
Succeeded by Evered Lunt |
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
| Preceded by | Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town 1957 – 1963 |
Succeeded by Robert Selby Taylor |
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- Sub-Prelates of the Venerable Order of Saint John
- 1908 births
- 1968 deaths
- People from Rotterdam
- People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
- Alumni of King's College London
- Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
- People from Cape Town
- Bishops of Stepney
- Archbishops of Cape Town
- 20th-century Anglican archbishops
- Canons of Westminster
- Burials at Westminster Abbey
