Diocese of Mbhashe

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| name = Mbhashe

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| country = South Africa

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| province = Southern Africa

| metropolitan = Cape Town

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| cathedral = All Saints Church, Ngcobo

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| bishop = Mluleki Fikizolo

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The Diocese of Mbhashe is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was established on 16 December 2010{{cite news |first= Immanuel B |last=Ngubo |title=Consecration of new Mbhashe Bishop blessed with rain |newspaper=Umbuliso |publisher=Diocese of Grahamstown |volume=34 |number=1 |year=2011 |url=http://www.diocesegrahamstown.co.za/umbuliso/umb2011.01.html#Mbhashe_Bishop |access-date=2013-04-10}} out of part of the Diocese of Mthatha.{{cite press release |title=Anglican Archbishop to Inaugurate New Diocese - and Commend Madiba's Birthday as a 'Day of Thanksgiving' |date=22 July 2010 |publisher=Anglican Church of Southern Africa |url=http://www.capetown.anglican.org/view.asp?ItemID=351&tname=tblComponent1&oname=News&pg=front |access-date=2013-04-10}} The diocesan cathedral is All Saints Cathedral in Ngcobo, while the diocesan office is in Butterworth.{{cite news |title=Birth of a new Diocese |newspaper=Umbuliso |publisher=Diocese of Grahamstown |volume=33 |number=2 |year=Easter 2010 |url=http://www.diocesegrahamstown.co.za/umbuliso/umb2010.02.html#Umbuliso_uyakubulisa |access-date=2013-04-10}} The diocese includes the areas of Cala, Cofimvaba, Dutywa, Elliot, Kentani and Tsomo. The diocese's first bishop was Sebenzile Elliot Williams. The current Bishop is Mluleki Fikizolo.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-12-08 |title=New bishop for Mbhashe |url=https://anglican.ink/2021/12/07/new-bishop-for-mbhashe/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Anglican Ink |language=en-US}}