Joost de Blank | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Cape Town | |
 Archbishop Joost de Blank | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Southern Africa |
| Metropolis | Cape Town |
| In office | 1957–1963 |
| Predecessor | Geoffrey Clayton |
| Successor | Robert Selby Taylor |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Stepney (1952–1957) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1932 |
| Consecration | 1952 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1908 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 January 1968 (aged 59) City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom |
| Buried | Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | Dutch/British |
| Education | Merchant Taylors' School |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge King's College London Ridley Hall, Cambridge |
Joost de Blank (14 November 1908 – 1 January 1968)[1] was a Dutch-born British Anglican bishop. He 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]