Siegfried Mandla Jwara

Siegfried Mandla Jwara, CMM (born 1 February 1957) is a South African Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Durban since 2021. He was previously Apostolic Vicar of Ingwavuma beginning in 2016. He is a member of the Mariannhillers.

Biography Siegfried Jwara was born on 1 February 1957 in Saint Nivard, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. After attending the Kwa-Hluzingqondo School in uMkhomazi and completing his high school studies, he entered the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill on 1 February 1981. He completed his studies in philosophy and theology at Saint Joseph's Theological Institute in Cedara from 1982 to 1986. He received his episcopal consecration the following 25 June from Bishop José Luís Ponce de León of Manzini, his predecessor in Ingwavuma.

He was elected by the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference as one of its two representatives at the 2018 synod of bishops on youth and discernment.

In February 2020, Jwara joined 15 Catholic bishops in the Global Campaign for Peace and Justice in Cameroon, asking President Paul Biya to accept the Swiss government's offer of arbitration to end the sectarian violence there.

On 9 June 2021, Pope Francis named him to succeed Cardinal Wilfrid Napier as Archbishop of Durban.