Wilson Timothy Sitshebo was the Anglican Bishop of Matabeleland until his death of a stroke in 2008. Born in 1952 and educated at ''St Bede’s College,

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in 1979 and

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in 1980. After positions in

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posts he was a tutor at the United College of the Ascension

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before his ordination to the

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in 2001. He was awarded a PhD in 2000 in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Birmingham for a dissertation titled "Towards a theological synthesis of Christian and Shona views of death and the dead: implications for pastoral care in the Anglican diocese of Harare, Zimbabwe."

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1952 births 2008 deaths Anglican bishops of Matabeleland 21st-century Anglican bishops in Africa {{Africa-Anglican-bishop-stub