Andrew Hunter (priest)

Andrew John Hunter (born 3 June 1957)[1] was Dean of Grahamstown[2][3] from 2008 to 2021.[4] He also served as Archdeacon of Grahamstown for part of that period. When he stepped down as Dean, he was to date the longest serving Dean in the history of the Cathedral.

Hunter was born in Pietermaritzburg and educated at the University of Cape Town, St Paul's College, Grahamstown, the University of the Western Cape, Cardiff University and the Nelson Mandela University where he obtained a DPhil in Conflict Management and Transformation in April 2019.[5] Before being appointed dean he was rector of St Peter the Fisherman, Hout Bay. Former parishes include Church of the Resurrection, Bonteheuwel, and St John's, Kayamandi.

Hunter's last parish before retirement was St Faith's, Plumstead, in the diocese of Cape Town.

He retired from active ministry in June 2023.

Hunter is an accredited mediator with Conflict Dynamics. He is currently involved in pro bono mediation work at the Wynberg Magistrates Court, in the maintenance, domestic violence and harassment divisions.

During his time in Grahamstown, Hunter sat on the councils of

Family

His paternal grandfather was John Hunter, bishop of George, having been translated from Kimberley and Kuruman.

He is married to The Reverend Dr Claire Gabrielle Nye Hunter, and they have two adult daughters, Rachel Nye Hunter and Nicola Claire Wilkinson (Dr Nicola Hunter).

Notes

  1. ^ "In celebration of Andrew Hunter's 60th birthday, 3 June 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Clergy - Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown". www.grahamstowndiocese.org.za. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Cathedral staff". Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. ^ Gould, Charles; Eve, Jeanette (2011). Grahamstown Cathedral: A Guide and Short History. Eastern Cape Reprints – via Cory Library.
  5. ^ "Graduation 2019 : Ceremony 4" (PDF). Nelson Mandela University. p. 19.
  6. ^ "College of the Transfiguration". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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