Mphashane Reginald Leeuw is the 13th Dean of Kimberley and Rector of

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, in the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in

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. Leeuw was born in

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, and served in several parishes in the diocese prior to his appointment as Dean.

Early career

Leeuw trained for the priesthood at the

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prior to his ordination as deacon and then priest in the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman. He served his

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at the parish of St Mary the Virgin in

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. Thereafter Leeuw served for four years at All Saints in

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, before going to

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as parish priest at St Matthew’s in Barkly Road. He was subsequently appointed, and spent five years as, Rector of the Parish of St James in

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(Kimberley). In 2012 Leeuw was appointed as the Archdeacon of the Karoo. Leeuw qualified with an Honours Degree in Theology from the

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(UNISA) and was awarded a

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degree by the

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in 2016.

Kimberley Cathedral

In 2014 Leeuw was invited to be Dean of Kimberley, a post he officially occupied from January 2015, being instituted and installed by Bishop Oswald Swartz of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman at St Cyprian's Cathedral on 7 February 2015. He continued for a time in his role as Archdeacon of the Karoo (2012–July 2015), then of the Archeaconry of the Cathedral. Like his predecessors, the Dean serves as Honorary Chaplain to the Kimberley Regiment. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the St Cyprian's Grammar School until its closure in 2021. In 2024 Dean Leeuw was appointed to the College of the Transfiguration in Makhanda, concluding his term as Dean of Kimberley in the services of High Mass, and Choral Evensong and Benediction, on 28 July 2024.St Cyprian's Cathedral Pew Leaflet 23 June 2024 (with Bishop's announcement) and 28 July 2024

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