Order of Simon of Cyrene

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The Order of Simon of Cyrene is the highest award given by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to laity for distinguished service. It was established in 1960, during the reign of Archbishop Joost de Blank, following a proposal by Bishop Robert Selby Taylor. ^[1] Membership in the Order is limited to 120. The Order is named after Simon of Cyrene, the first African saint.

Current awardees

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1. Michael Cassidy (1983)
2. Pippa Vintcent (1984)
3. Sheila Maspero (1985)
4. Barry Smith (1989)^[2]
5. Pat Gorvalla (1990)
6. Ingrid Le Roux (1991)
7. Esrom Mulaudzi (1993)
8. Helen King (1996)
9. Robin Black (1998)
10. Brigalia Bam (1999)
11. Max Hales (1999)
12. John Stephen Martin (1999)
13. Maureen Petersen (1999)
14. Maggy Malethola Nkwe (2002)^[3]
15. John Ramsdale (2002)
16. Dorrie Nuttall (2005)
17. Leah Tutu (2005)
18. Michael Berning (2006)
19. Maggy Clarke (2006)
20. Ian Farlam (2006)^[4]
21. David Sheppard (2007)
22. Tessa Fairbairn (2007)
23. Denise Ackerman (2008)
24. Lavinia Crawford-Browne (2008)
25. Sinah Mokati (2008)
26. Gerald Hendricks
27. Lily Cloete (2010)
28. Margaret Elsworth (2010)
29. Deon Irish (2010)
30. Mamphela Ramphele (2010)

Past awardees

References

1. ^ p83,The Golden Mitre, ed Alan Lindhorst
2. ^ Marx, Fritz (2011-04-28). "Cape Town honours Zackie Achmat and others". Politicsweb. http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71656?oid=233217&sn=Detail&pid=71616. Retrieved 2011-05-20. 
3. ^ The Order of the Baobab in Bronze, The Presidency of the republic of South Africa
4. ^ Regt Ian (IG) Farlam, University of the Free State, 2009-05-06