Diocese of Eshowe

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Diocese of Eshowe
Basic data
Country South Africa
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Durban
Diocesan bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo
founding 1921
surface 26,364 km²
Parishes 32 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 2,710,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 74,600 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 2.8%
Diocesan priest 35 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 16 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 1,463
Friars 39 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 113 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Afrikaans
English
cathedral Cathedral of St. Therese of the Little Flower
Website dioceseofeshowe.org.za

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eshowe ( Latin Dioecesis Eshovensis , English Diocese of Eshowe ) is in South Africa situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Eshowe .

history

The diocese Eshowe was on August 27, 1921 by Pope Benedict XV. established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Natal as the Apostolic Prefecture of Zululand . On December 11, 1923, the Apostolic Prefecture Zululand was by Pope Pius XI. Elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate and renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Eshowe .

The Apostolic Vicariate Eshowe was on January 11, 1951 by Pope Pius XII. raised to the diocese and subordinated to the archdiocese of Durban as a suffragan . On November 12, 1962, the Diocese of Eshowe gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Ingwavuma .

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Zululand

Vicars Apostolic of Eshowe

Bishops of Eshowe

See also

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