Diocese of Klerksdorp
| Diocese of Klerksdorp | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Johannesburg |
| Diocesan bishop | Victor Hlolo Phalana |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete OMI |
| Vicar General | Donaat Bohé OMI |
| founding | 1910 |
| surface | 34,800 km² |
| Parishes | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,659,342 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 105,900 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 6.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,073 |
| Friars | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Afrikaans English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer |
| Website | dioceseofklerksdorp.co.za |
The Diocese of Klerksdorp ( lat. Dioecesis Klerkpolitana , English Diocese of Klerksdorp ) is in South Africa situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Klerksdorp .
history
The diocese Klerksdorp was on October 14, 1965 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from the cession of territory by the Diocese of Johannesburg as the Apostolic Prefecture of the West Transvaal .
The Apostolic Prefecture Western Transvaal was on February 27, 1978 by Paul VI. raised to the diocese and renamed the diocese of Klerksdorp . The diocese of Klerksdorp was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Pretoria as a suffragan . On June 5, 2007, the diocese of Klerksdorp was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Johannesburg as a suffragan.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of the Western Transvaal
- Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete OMI , 1965–1978
Bishops of Klerksdorp
- Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete OMI, 1978–1994
- Zithulele Patrick Mvemve , 1994-2013
- Victor Hlolo Phalana , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Website of the diocese (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Klerksdorp on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the SACBC website (English)