Diocese of Dundee
| Diocese of Dundee | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Durban |
| Diocesan bishop | Graham Rose |
| Vicar General | Thokozani Kunene |
| founding | 1958 |
| surface | 50,000 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,680,458 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 248,100 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 14.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,518 |
| Friars | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Afrikaans English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi |
| Website | http://catholic-dundee.org.za/ |
The Diocese of Dundee ( Latin Dioecesis Dundeensis , English Diocese of Dundee ) is a in South Africa situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Dundee .
history
The diocese of Dundee was on June 23, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. Established from the cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Durban and the Dioceses of Bremersdorp and Lydenburg as the Apostolic Prefecture of Volksrust .
The Apostolic Prefecture Volksrust was raised to a diocese on November 19, 1982 by Pope John Paul II and renamed the Diocese of Dundee . The Diocese of Dundee was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Durban as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Volksrust
- Christopher Ulyatt OFM , 1958-1969
- Marius Joseph Banks, OFM, 1969–1982
Bishops of Dundee
- Michael Rowland OFM, 1983-2005
- Graham Rose , since 2008