Diocese of Bethlehem
| Diocese of Bethlehem | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bloemfontein |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bloemfontein |
| Diocesan bishop | Jan de Groef MAfr |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Hubert Bucher |
| founding | 1948 |
| surface | 34,965 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,039,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 79,800 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 7.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 17 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,800 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 9 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 44 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| address | Bishop's House P.O. Box 366 218 Cambridge St. Bethlehem 9700, OFS South Africa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem ( Latin Dioecesis Bethlehemensis , English Diocese of Bethlehem ) is in South Africa located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Bethlehem .
history
The Diocese of Bethlehem was founded on February 12, 1948, initially as the Apostolic Vicariate "Bethlehemensis" from the Apostolic Vicariate Kroonstad by Pope Pius XII. founded. On January 11, 1951, Pius XII. the vicariate to today's diocese.
It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bloemfontein .
Bishops of Bethlehem
- Léon Klerlein CSSp , 1948 ( Vicar Apostolic )
- Peter Kelleter CSSp, 1950–1975
- Hubert Bucher , 1976-2008
- Jan de Groef MAfr , since 2009 (appointed)
See also
Web links
- Website of the diocese (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Bethlehem on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)