Desmond Tutu is a popular South African Bishop, theologian, social activist and the author. Desmond Tutu was born on 7th October 1931 in Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, Union of South Africa. In 1985, Tutu became Bishop of Johannesburg and in 1986 the Archbishop of Cape Town, the most senior position in southern Africa’s Anglican hierarchy. In this position he emphasized a consensus-building model of leadership and oversaw the introduction of female priests. He passed away at the age of 90, leaving behind a legacy of activism. 

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Desmond Tutu Net Worth 2021

Desmond Tutu was a popular South African Bishop, theologian, social activist and the author. His estimated net worth as of 2021 is around $10 million approximately. 

Desmond Tutu was a Dean of Johannesburg and Bishop of Lesotho from 1975 to 1978. He was also the General-Secretary of the South African Council of Churches from 1978 to 1985. Further, he was awarded for his activism when he received the Nobel Peace Prize. 

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In New York, Tutu was informed that he had won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize; he had previously been nominated in 1981, 1982, and 1983. The Nobel Prize selection committee had wanted to recognize a South African and thought Tutu would be a less controversial choice than Mandela. In December, he attended the award ceremony in Oslo which was hampered by a bomb scare before returning home via Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Tanzania, and Zambia.

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He shared the US$192,000 prize money with his family, SACC staff, and a scholarship fund for South Africans in exile. He was the second South African to receive the award, after Albert Luthuli in 1960. South Africa’s government and mainstream media either downplayed or criticized the award, while the Organisation of African Unity hailed it as evidence of apartheid’s impending demise.

Desmond Tutu was also a Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986. He was the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1944. Desmond Tutu was instrumental in dismantling the apartheid. He was part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission where he work from 1996 to 1998. He retired in 2010, after a life dedicated to bettering humanity.