Sithembele Anton Sipuka


Sithembele Anton Sipuka
Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Cape Town
SeeCape Town
Appointed9 January 2026
Installed14 March 2026
PredecessorStephen Brislin
(18 December 2009 - 28 October 2024)
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination17 December 1988
Consecration3 May 2008
by Oswald Georg Hirmer
RankArchbishop
Personal details
BornSithembele Anton Sipuka
(1960-04-27) 27 April 1960
Motto"UNITED AND SENT"
Coat of arms
Styles of
Sithembele Anton Sipuka
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious styleBishop

Sithembele Anton Sipuka (born 27 April 1960) is a South African Catholic prelate, the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town. Before that, from 8 February 2008 until 9 January 2026, he was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Umtata, South Africa. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop in 2008. He was consecrated and installed at Umtata, Diocese of Umtata, on 3 May 2008 by Oswald Georg Hirmer, Bishop Emeritus of Umtata. On 9 January 2026, Pope Leo XIV transferred him to Cape Town and appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop there. His installation at Cape Town was held on 14 March 2026 at GrandWest.