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The Reverend

Paul Verryn
Bishop of the Central District
Verryn c. 2008.
ChurchMethodist Church of Southern Africa
In office1997–2009
Personal details
Born (1952-02-26) 26 February 1952 (age 72)
Pretoria, South Africa
Previous post(s)Minister of the Johannesburg Central Methodist Church
EducationRhodes University

Paul Verryn (born 26 February 1952) is an ordained minister of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. Known for his anti-apartheid activism, he was Bishop of the church's Central District between 1997 and 2009. During that period, he was a prominent and controversial figure for his activism against xenophobia, and clashed with the South African government over his decision to accommodate hundreds of refugees at his Central Methodist Church in the Johannesburg city centre.

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