Diocese of Keimoes-Upington
| Diocese of Keimoes-Upington | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bloemfontein |
| Diocesan bishop | Edward Gabriel Risi OMI |
| Vicar General | Anthony Cloete |
| founding | 1885 |
| surface | 272,268 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 404,643 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 72,978 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 18% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,041 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Afrikaans English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. Augustine |
| Website | www.catholic-keimoes.org.za |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keimoes-Upington ( Latin Dioecesis Keimoesana-Upingtonensis , Afrikaans Bisdom van Keimoes-Upington , English Diocese of Keimoes-Upington ) is in South Africa situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Keimoes .
history
The Diocese of Keimoes-Upington was on June 20, 1885 by Pope Leo XIII. established from cessions of the Apostolic Prefecture Cape of Good Hope as the Apostolic Prefecture Orange River . On May 2, 1898, the Apostolic Prefecture Orange River was by Leo XIII. raised to the apostolic vicariate . The Apostolic Vicariate Orange River gave on July 7, 1909 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture Greater Namaqualand . On July 9, 1940, the Apostolic Vicariate Orange River was renamed Apostolic Vicariate Keimoes .
The Apostolic Vicariate Keimoes was on January 11, 1951 by Pope Pius XII. raised to the diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bloemfontein as a suffragan . The Diocese of Keimoes was renamed the Diocese of Keimoes-Upington on February 8, 1985 .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Orange River
- Jean-Marie Simon OSFS , 1885-1886
- Anthony Gaughren OMI , 1886–1898
Vicars Apostolic of Orange River
- Jean-Marie Simon OSFS, 1898-1932
- Odilon Fages OSFS, 1932-1939
Vicars Apostolic of Keimoes
- Henry Joseph Thünemann OSFS, 1940–1951
Bishops of Keimoes
- Henry Joseph Thünemann OSFS, 1951–1962
- Franz Esser OSFS, 1962–1966
- John Baptist Minder OSFS, 1967–1985
Bishops of Keimoes-Upington
- John Baptist Minder OSFS, 1985-2000
- Edward Gabriel Risi OMI, since 2000