James Calata
South African priest and politician

James Calata

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South African priest and politician
A.K.A.
James Arthur Calata, James A. Calata
Gender:
Male
Places:
South Africa
Is:
Politician
Work field:
Politics
Birth:
22 July 1895(Debe Nek)
Death:
16 June 1983(Cradock, Eastern Cape)
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James Arthur Calata (1895 – 1983) was a South African priest and politician. He was the Secretary-General of the African National Congress from 1936 to 1949. He was appointed a canon of the Grahamstown Cathedral making him the first Black canon in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

Notes and references

  • Goedhals, M.M. (1995). "Calata, James Arthur". In Verwey, Elizabeth J. New Dictionary of South African Biography. HSRC Press. ISBN 978-0-7969-1648-8. 
  • Goedhals, Mandy (Feb 2003). "African Nationalism and Indigenous Christianity: A Study in the Life of James Calata (1895-1983)". Journal of Religion in Africa. 33 (1): 63–82. JSTOR 1581635 – via Jstor. (subscription required (help)). 
  • Logie, Bartle; Snaddon, Ann (2006). Water in the wilderness. Bluecliff Pub. 
  • "Rev. James Arthur Calata". www.sahistory.org. Retrieved 2013-07-21.