Luke Pretorius is a South African Anglican

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: he has been the Bishop of St Mark the Evangelist, a diocese of the

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(ACSA), since 2019. Pretorious was educated at was educated at St Paul's Theological College and

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in 1990. He served his

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. After that he was

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of St. Mary's

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. He was then the incumbent at

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and

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of Mopani. In May 2011 he became

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of Christ Church Cathedral, Polokwane.

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Living people Anglican bishops of St Mark the Evangelist Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Alumni of St Paul's Theological College in Grahamstown {{SouthAfrica-reli-bio-stub