Thursday, September 7, 2017

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

On this day, September 7 in 1986 Desmond Tutu became the first black man to be head of the Anglican Communion in South Africa.

In 2002  Archbishop Tutu was named an honorary patron of the University Philosophical Society at Trinity College Dublin.

He received the award for his contribution to world peace and discourse.

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