Reverend Professor Jerry Pillay | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary, the United Presbyterian Church of South Africa | |
.jpg) Pillay in 2022 | |
| Church | Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa |
| Other post(s) | President, the World Communion of Reformed Churches General Secretary, World Council of Churches from January 2023 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) South Africa |
| Denomination | Calvinist |
| Alma mater | University of Durban-Westville University of Cape Town |
Jerry Pillay is a Reformed pastor, member of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa, professor of theology at the University of Pretoria where he heads the Department of History and Ecclesiology and is Dean of the Faculty of Theology and Religion.[1] He was elected president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) in 2010 and, in June 2022, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC),[2] to take office on 1 January 2023.[3]
- ^ "South African Jerry Pillay elected new WCC General Secretary". www.cath.ch/ (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Newly elected WCC general secretary believes that growing up in South Africa will help him in his approach to conflict and suffering". the World Council of Churches. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay (Presbyterian Church) Beats Dr Elizabeth Joy (Malankara Orthodox Church) to Become the New WCC General Secretary". ocpsociety.org/. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.