Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town & SACBC President (From February 2013)
Born in Welkom in the Free State on 24 September 1956, he did his schooling at St Agnes’ Convent, Welkom and CBC, Welkom. He joined the seminary and did his Philosophical Studies at St John Vianney Major Seminary in Pretoria and continued his Theological Studies at the Missionary Institute, London. He was ordained into priesthood on the 19 November 1983.
On 28 January 2007 Ordained Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad, and later Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the Archbishop of Cape Town on Friday, December 18, 2009. He was installed as the Archbishop of Cape Town on 7 February 2010, on the Solemnity of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt, the Patronal Feast of the Archdiocese of Cape Town.
Archbishop Stephen Brislin became the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishop’s Conference on February 2013.
BORN: 24th September 1956, Welkom, Free State
SCHOOLING: Grades 1 and 2 St Agnes Convent, Welkom
Grades 3 to 12 Christian Brothers College Welkom
Matriculated 1974
1975: University Of Cape Town 1st year BA
1976-77: St John Vianney Seminary + UNISA
1978: Completed BA at UCT
1979: Pastoral Internship Viljoesnkroon until September
1979: Missionary Institute London: Formation done with Mill Hill Missionaries as Diocesan Student
1982: STB/MA Louvain University
1982-83: Diaconate in St Anslem’s Parish, Southall
1983: Ordained priest 19th November; 4 months Lesotho to learn Sesotho
1984: Curate St Peter’s Parish Seeisoville, Kroonstad
1985: Curate St Joseph’s Parish Makeleketla Winburg
1985-2007: Various pastoral appointments
1986-2005: Vocations Director
1989 July: Appointed Vicar General
2003: Elected and appointed Administrator of Diocese of Kroonstad
2006: Appointed bishop of Kroonstad, ordained 28th January 2007
2007-2010: Liaison bishop ongoing formation Vice-Chair Finance Committee
2009: December 18, 2009 Appointed Archbishop of Cape Town Installed 7th February 2010
August: elected 2nd Vice-Chair SACBC
2010: Elected Vice-Chair Finance Committee
2012 August: elected President of SACBC (to take effect Feb 2013)