Apostolic Vicariate Ingwavuma
| Apostolic Vicariate Ingwavuma | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Diocesan bishop | Mandla Siegfried Jwara CMM |
| surface | 12,369 km² |
| Parishes | 5 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 625,000 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 24,340 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 3.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 7 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,872 |
| Friars | 10 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 8 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Afrikaans English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and Our Lady of Sorrows |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Ingvavumensis ) is in South Africa situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Hlabisa .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Ingwavuma was on November 12, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. established from the cession of territory by the dioceses Eshowe and Manzini as the Apostolic Prefecture of Ingwavuma .
The Apostolic Prefecture of Ingwavuma was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate on November 19, 1990 by Pope John Paul II .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Ingwavuma
- Edwin Roy Kinch OSM , 1962-1970
- Michael Mary O'Shea OSM, 1976-1990
Vicars Apostolic of Ingwavuma
- Michael Mary O'Shea OSM, 1990-2006
- José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León IMC , 2008–2013, then Bishop of Manzini
- Mandla Siegfried Jwara CMM , since 2016
See also
Web links
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Ingwavuma on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the SACBC website ( Memento from October 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)