| Intro | South African priest and politician |
| A.K.A. | James Arthur Calata, James A. Calata |
| Was | Politician |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
22 July 1895, Debe Nek |
| Death |
16 June 1983, Cradock, Eastern Cape |
James Arthur Calata (1895 – 1983) was a South African priest and politician. He was the Secretary-General of the African National Congress from 1936 to 1949. He was appointed a canon of the Grahamstown Cathedral making him the first Black canon in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
Notes and references
- Goedhals, M.M. (1995). “Calata, James Arthur”. In Verwey, Elizabeth J. New Dictionary of South African Biography. HSRC Press. ISBN 978-0-7969-1648-8.
- Goedhals, Mandy (Feb 2003). “African Nationalism and Indigenous Christianity: A Study in the Life of James Calata (1895-1983)”. Journal of Religion in Africa. 33 (1): 63–82. JSTOR 1581635 – via Jstor. (subscription required (help)).
- Logie, Bartle; Snaddon, Ann (2006). Water in the wilderness. Bluecliff Pub.
- “Rev. James Arthur Calata”. www.sahistory.org. Retrieved 2013-07-21.