Background
Govender was born on 29 June 1960 in Durban, Province of Natal, South Africa.
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Rogers Govender
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Career
Since 2006, he has been Dean of Manchester. He is a sixth generation South African and he was England"s first black cathedral dean He is a sixth generation South African of South Indian ancestry.
Govender was ordained deacon in 1985 and priest in 1986.
He was priest in charge at Street Mary"s Church, Greyville, Durban from 1988 until 1993 when he was transferred to Street Matthew"s Hayfields, Pietermaritzburg where he was rector and subsequently Street Thomas"s Musgrave Road. He graduated from the University of Natal with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1997.
He emigrated to the United Kingdom in 2002 after 15 years of service in the Diocese of Natal. On arrival in England, he was priest-in-charge of Christ Church, West Didsbury in South Manchester and Area Dean of Withington.
In 2006 he was appointed Dean of Manchester.
The Dean is based in Manchester, England and is the head of the Chapter of Manchester Cathedral. His aim is to accommodate people of all races in the inner city. Govender filled in for Tom Hanks in a spoofed Da Vinci Code movie poster in 2006, to promote a "Da Vinci Code Mass" at the cathedral intended to address issues raised by the controversial book, and the movie based on lieutenant
