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364:Tweespruit Anglican Church in Tweespruit
311:Cathedral of St. Andrew and St. Michaels
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214:St Peter & St Paul in Hertzogville
111:Community of St Michael and All Angels
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358:St Mary & St Joseph in Ladybrand
286:St Bernard The Martyr in Witzieshoek
83:Brotherhood of St Augustine of Hippo
911:"Where Christians Are Not Lukewarm"
459:Resigned among public allegations.
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352:St Mark & St George in Senekal
283:Church of The Visitation in Warden
36:Anglican Church of Southern Africa
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262:St John The Baptist in Harrismith
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295:St Mary the Virgin in Botshabelo
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803:in 1951, and registered at the
119:Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland
46:The first service North of the
1203:College of the Transfiguration
388:Good Shepherd in Koffiefontein
154:The seat of the diocese is in
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265:Transfiguration in Harrismith
103:Society of the Sacred Mission
115:Anglican Diocese of Pretoria
319:St Margaret in Bloemfontein
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343:Holy Redeemer in Clocolan
328:St Philip in Bloemfontein
307:St Lawrence in Thaba Nchu
259:St Augustine in Bethlehem
247:Church of Grace in Welkom
226:St Barnabas in Theunissen
32:Diocese of the Free State
1208:Order of Simon of Cyrene
427:Bishops of Bloemfontein
415:St Athanasius in Zastron
394:St Oswald in Philippolis
340:St Joan in Viljoenskroon
325:St Peter in Bloemfontein
298:St Matthew in Botshabelo
292:St Anthony in Botshabelo
208:St Agatha in Bultfontein
1233:Christianity portal
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860:Karel Schoeman (1991).
400:St George in Trompsburg
346:All Saints in Ficksburg
301:St Thomas in Botshabelo
289:St Andrew in Botshabelo
271:St Matthew in Paul Roux
223:St Mary in Odendaalsrus
149:Diocese of Matabeleland
1162:St Mark the Evangelist
409:St Peter in Smithfield
382:St John in Fauriesmith
361:St Columba in Marquard
334:St George in Kroonstad
331:St Clare in Bothaville
238:Annunciation in Welkom
235:St Matthew in Virginia
229:St Mark in Ventersburg
217:St Michael in Hoopstad
192:Far Eastern Free State
18:Bishop of Bloemfontein
379:St Peter in Sasolburg
367:St Stephen in Hilbron
355:St James in Ladybrand
256:St Aidan in Bethlehem
250:St Clement in Winburg
241:St Matthias in Welkom
189:South West Free State
406:St Paul in Rouxville
349:St Paul in Ficksburg
268:Tsiame in Harrismith
253:St Paul in Arlington
232:St Alban in Virginia
211:St Luke in Hennenman
177:Greater Bloemfontein
34:is a diocese in the
501:George Knight-Bruce
391:St Mary in Luckhoff
277:Holy Cross in Reitz
56:Bishop of Cape Town
1213:Calendar of saints
805:Bureau of Heraldry
768:Dintoe Letloenyane
610:Arthur Howe-Browne
412:St John in Wepener
370:St Edward in Parys
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70:and as far as the
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508:Mashonaland
482:Grahamstown
99:Modderpoort
68:Drakensberg
52:Robert Gray
1260:Categories
1172:Ukhahlamba
1122:Mpumalanga
1077:Free State
846:2014-07-30
815:References
634:Damaraland
523:Wale Hicks
478:Translated
472:Allan Webb
438:Incumbent
183:Goldfields
130:Allan Webb
95:Harrismith
87:Thaba Nchu
1177:Umzimvubu
1167:Swaziland
1157:St Helena
1112:Matlosane
1072:False Bay
1062:Cape Town
931:27 August
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195:Kroonstad
180:Sasolburg
126:Boer Wars
105:in 1902.
1182:Zululand
1147:Pretoria
1092:Highveld
1055:Dioceses
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773:Current
484:; later
200:Parishes
1191:Related
1132:Namibia
1127:Mthatha
1117:Mbhashe
1107:Lesotho
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662:, then
91:Wepener
42:History
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985:ISBN
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