Diocese of De Aar
| Diocese of De Aar | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cape Town |
| Diocesan bishop | Adam Leszek Musiałek SCJ |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Joseph James Potocnak SCJ |
| Vicar General | Colin Bowes |
| founding | 1953 |
| surface | 67,248 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 184,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 5,930 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 3.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 741 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Afrikaans English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of De Aar ( lat. Dioecesis De Aarensis , Engl. Diocese of De Aar ) is in South Africa situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in De Aar .
history
The diocese De Aar was founded on March 24, 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from the cession of territory by the Diocese of Aliwal as Apostolic Prefecture De Aar . On April 13, 1967, the Apostolic Prefecture De Aar was by Pope Paul VI. raised to the diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cape Town as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of De Aar
- Louis Dettmer , 1953-1967
Bishops of De Aar
- Joseph Anthony De Palma SCJ , 1967-1987
- Joseph James Potocnak SCJ, 1992-2009
- Adam Leszek Musiałek SCJ, since 2009