After Dinner Speakers: Desmond Tutu, Celtic Feet, Monica Lewinsky

Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born on October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorp in the North West Province After a short career teaching he went for ordination training at St Peter’s Theological College and became a deacon in 1960 and a priest in 1961. The Tutu family lived in England between 1962 and 1966 during which time Desmond worked as a curate and obtained his BD and Master’s Degree in Theology. Returning to South Africa, he became the first black Dean at the Cathedral in Johannesburg. In 1984 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1985 he became Bishop of Johannesburg, Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa. After retiring in 1996 he became Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, and has now taken up a position as Visiting Professor at the Candler School of Theology.