Sithembele Anton Sipuka

Sithembele Sipuka (born 27 April 1960) is a South African Catholic prelate, the Metropolitan 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. He received the pallium on 29 June 2026, bestowed upon him by His Holiness on the Day of the Feast of Sts Peter & Paul.

Background and education He was born on 27 April 1960, in Idutywa, Diocese of Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He studied at the Saint John Vianney Major Seminary. He studied at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Italy from 1992, graduating from there in 1994 with a Licentiate in systematic theology.

Priesthood He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Queenstown on 17 December 1988. He served as a priest until 8 February 2008. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations including: