St Cyprian's Clergy - Past and Present
1869 - 1873 Robinson, Frederick Sidney Archdeacon, obtained land in Pine Terrace (now 104 - 108 Commercial Road) took ill died
1873 - 1874 Wilshire, A.R.M Rector St Saviour's Claremont Cape, officiated at baptisms, weddings and funerals
1874 - 1874 Goodwin T arrived from St Helena and nominally attached to St Cyprian's as Curate
1874 - 1876 Whittington, Henry F (Priest) Daykin, William Gate (curate)
1877 - 1885 Whittington, Henry Fothergill Foundation stone was laid in Smith St. Congregation raised £2000 for building nave a further £2000 was necessary to complete the church Building completed and consecrated on 5th May 1881. Rev Whittington's zeal inspired the erection of St Augustine's Church in Musgrave Road - Resigned 1885
1885 - 1887 Carlyon, Hubert Edward Resigned
1888 - 1902 Johnson, Herbert L Arrived from Leeds- strong character with great organising skills. Raised money to purchase land next to the church in Smith St preventing the establishment of a cinema on the site. In 1895 rented house 7 Umgeni Road and together with Miss Snell supported by Canon Johnson's sister Miss Fanny Johnson set up a school for poor Coloured children known as St Cyprian's Mission School - later to become St Monica's Home
1903 - 1906 Crosse, Arthur John William Arrived from Rye in Sussex. Elequent preacher - attracted large congregations. Appealed for funds from the Society for the Propagation of the Faith for funds towards the Mission school - now renamed Mission of the Good Shepherd - the name St Cyprian's mission clung. Returned to England 1906
1905 Robinson, Francis Conduced some services
1907 Rogers, Reginald Pearson Later to becomr Vicar of Estcourt
1908 - 1928 Hodson, Morris Octavius 1913 old St Augustine's demolished- Church erected, Congella Canon Hodson was an active member of the Durban Town Councillor an became Archdeacon of Durban
1927 - 1934 Gibbons, Harry Colourful Character and a good preacher
1934 - 1953 Ramsden, Francis Norman Responsible for and supervised the removal of the church from Smith Street to the present site in Congella. Welded together the two congregations of At Augustine's Congella and St Cyprian's Smith Street into a new and strong body of worshipers
1953 - 1960 Wellington, Wilfred Lloyd Built Parish Hall - foundation stone laid on 18th December 1954 dedicated by Bishop Inman in June 1954. The cost of the hall was over £7000. To commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the death of St Cyprian who was martyred in 258AD funds were raised by the parishioners to replace the terrazzo altar rail with the present wooden rail Appointed Archdeacon of Ladysmith and moved to the Parish of Estcourt
1954 - 1960 Hide, Peter, Durose Vernon , Kay, Andrew (popular radio broadcaster) Assisted Rev Wellington
1960 - 1975 Goldie, Parnell Evelyn Formally from the Parish of Isipingo. He served on the Executive of the Natal Council of Churches and was the Anglican representative on the South African Council of Churches. Later appointed as Canon of St Saviour's Cathedral Pietermaritzburg.
1975 - 1978 Fenton, Albert George Canon
1977 - 1985 Van Zuylen, Roderick Neil Archdeacon transferred to St James
1986 - 1989 Crane, Harold William
1989 - 1992 Harker, Peter Became Bishop of Zululand.
1992 - Elsworth, Dane Christopher Good preacher Restored the Parish to Anglo - Catholicism - extended the kitchens in the hall - Purchased property 253 Nicholson Road - Placed the parish on a secure financial footing - Developed a serving & cooperative attitude assisted by
1994 - 2004 Fr. Pugsley
2007 - 2008 Fr David Goldstone transferred to Addington / Point Parish
2008 - 2011 Fr Alan Miller (Self Supporting -Deputy Head Westville Boys Schol) Transferred to St Mary's Greyville Parish
1869 - 1873 Robinson, Frederick Sidney Archdeacon, obtained land in Pine Terrace (now 104 - 108 Commercial Road) took ill died
1873 - 1874 Wilshire, A.R.M Rector St Saviour's Claremont Cape, officiated at baptisms, weddings and funerals
1874 - 1874 Goodwin T arrived from St Helena and nominally attached to St Cyprian's as Curate
1874 - 1876 Whittington, Henry F (Priest) Daykin, William Gate (curate)
1877 - 1885 Whittington, Henry Fothergill Foundation stone was laid in Smith St. Congregation raised £2000 for building nave a further £2000 was necessary to complete the church Building completed and consecrated on 5th May 1881. Rev Whittington's zeal inspired the erection of St Augustine's Church in Musgrave Road - Resigned 1885
1885 - 1887 Carlyon, Hubert Edward Resigned
1888 - 1902 Johnson, Herbert L Arrived from Leeds- strong character with great organising skills. Raised money to purchase land next to the church in Smith St preventing the establishment of a cinema on the site. In 1895 rented house 7 Umgeni Road and together with Miss Snell supported by Canon Johnson's sister Miss Fanny Johnson set up a school for poor Coloured children known as St Cyprian's Mission School - later to become St Monica's Home
1903 - 1906 Crosse, Arthur John William Arrived from Rye in Sussex. Elequent preacher - attracted large congregations. Appealed for funds from the Society for the Propagation of the Faith for funds towards the Mission school - now renamed Mission of the Good Shepherd - the name St Cyprian's mission clung. Returned to England 1906
1905 Robinson, Francis Conduced some services
1907 Rogers, Reginald Pearson Later to becomr Vicar of Estcourt
1908 - 1928 Hodson, Morris Octavius 1913 old St Augustine's demolished- Church erected, Congella Canon Hodson was an active member of the Durban Town Councillor an became Archdeacon of Durban
1927 - 1934 Gibbons, Harry Colourful Character and a good preacher
1934 - 1953 Ramsden, Francis Norman Responsible for and supervised the removal of the church from Smith Street to the present site in Congella. Welded together the two congregations of At Augustine's Congella and St Cyprian's Smith Street into a new and strong body of worshipers
1953 - 1960 Wellington, Wilfred Lloyd Built Parish Hall - foundation stone laid on 18th December 1954 dedicated by Bishop Inman in June 1954. The cost of the hall was over £7000. To commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the death of St Cyprian who was martyred in 258AD funds were raised by the parishioners to replace the terrazzo altar rail with the present wooden rail Appointed Archdeacon of Ladysmith and moved to the Parish of Estcourt
1954 - 1960 Hide, Peter, Durose Vernon , Kay, Andrew (popular radio broadcaster) Assisted Rev Wellington
1960 - 1975 Goldie, Parnell Evelyn Formally from the Parish of Isipingo. He served on the Executive of the Natal Council of Churches and was the Anglican representative on the South African Council of Churches. Later appointed as Canon of St Saviour's Cathedral Pietermaritzburg.
1975 - 1978 Fenton, Albert George Canon
1977 - 1985 Van Zuylen, Roderick Neil Archdeacon transferred to St James
1986 - 1989 Crane, Harold William
1989 - 1992 Harker, Peter Became Bishop of Zululand.
1992 - Elsworth, Dane Christopher Good preacher Restored the Parish to Anglo - Catholicism - extended the kitchens in the hall - Purchased property 253 Nicholson Road - Placed the parish on a secure financial footing - Developed a serving & cooperative attitude assisted by
1994 - 2004 Fr. Pugsley
2007 - 2008 Fr David Goldstone transferred to Addington / Point Parish
2008 - 2011 Fr Alan Miller (Self Supporting -Deputy Head Westville Boys Schol) Transferred to St Mary's Greyville Parish
