Ambrose Reeves


Ambrose Reeves
Bishop of Johannesburg
Reeves in 1961
ChurchChurch of the Province of Southern Africa
DioceseJohannesburg
In office1949 to 1961
Orders
Ordination1926 (deacon)
1927 (priest)
by Arthur Winnington-Ingram
Consecration12 June 1949
by Geoffrey Clayton
Personal details
Born
Richard Ambrose Reeves

6 December 1899
Died23 December 1980(1980-12-23) (aged 81)
EducationGreat Yarmouth High School
Alma mater

Richard Ambrose Reeves (6 December 1899[1] – 23 December 1980)[2] was an Anglican bishop[3] and opponent of Apartheid[4] in the 20th century.

  1. ^ "Reeves, (Richard) Ambrose". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ The Times. (27 December 1980). p. 12; Issue 60811; col E "Obituary The Right Rev Ambrose Reeves".
  3. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "South Africa: A Matter of Conscience". Time. (10 March 1961). Archived from the original 5 February 2011.