TheDiocese of Christ the King is adiocese of theAnglican Church of Southern Africa in the southern part ofGauteng province, South Africa.
The diocese has fourarchdeaconries, the Archdeaconry of St Peter, the Archdeaconry of Kliprivier, the Archdeaconry of Sebokeng with Evaton and the Archdeaconry of the Vaal.
The diocese was founded in 1990. It comprisesSharpeville,Vereeniging,Boipatong,Vanderbijlpark,Sebokeng and the southern side of the city ofJohannesburg.
The diocese is the area between the Vaal Triangle—where Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Boipatong, Vanderbijlpark and Sebokeng are found—and the southern side of the city of Johannesburg. The diocese is small in size, being only 80 kilometres (50 mi) long and half that wide, but rapid urbanisation has resulted in significant growth in parishes. Just over half of these churches have a recognisable church building in which to worship. The rest meet in garages, shacks or the open air. One of the latest new congregations worships in French and aims to welcome refugees from the Congo and other Francophone African countries.
The diocese has links of varying degrees of formality with theEpiscopal Diocese of Virginia (ECUSA), theDiocese of Bujumbura, theDiocese of Mauritius, theChurch of North India and theChurch of South India. The Diocese of Christ the King is part of theCommunity of the Cross of Nails. Locally, the diocese enjoys a close relationship with theAnglican Diocese of St Mark the Evangelist, with youth fromChrist Church, Polokwane, and elsewhere, attending the "A re roriseng ("Let us worship") conference each year inRosettenville.
The diocese registered a coat of arms at theBureau of Heraldry in 1990 :Azure, a Chrismon Argent ensigned with a celestial crown Or; the shield ensigned with a mitre proper.[3]
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