Merwyn Castle

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Merwyn Edwin Castle (2 November 1942 - 2 August 2021) was an Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of False Bay. On 5 February 1994, Castle was consecrated as a bishop . On 27 April 2007, he was enthroned as the bishop of the Diocese of False Bay. Merwyn Castle was openly gay and identified as celibate.[1][2] Upon his retirement, Margaret Vertue was eleceted and consecrated as the new bishop on 19 January 2013. Castle died on 2 August 2021 at the age of 78.[3] He was cremated and his ashes interred under the altar of the All Saints Anglican Church in Somerset West. [4][5][6]

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