Diocese of Mariannhill
Diocese of Mariannhill | |
Basic data | |
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Country | South Africa |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Durban |
Diocesan bishop | Pius Mlungisi Dlungwana |
Vicar General | Angelicus Chiliza |
founding | 1921 |
surface | 12,612 km² |
Parishes | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 2,771,840 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 286,479 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 10.3% |
Diocesan priest | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 3,080 |
Friars | 83 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 346 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language |
Afrikaans English |
cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
Website | www.mariannhilldiocese.org.za |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mariannhill ( Latin Dioecesis Collis Mariae / Dioecesis Mariannhillensis , English Diocese of Mariannhill ) is in South Africa situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Mariannhill .
history
The diocese of Mariannhill was on September 10, 1921 by Pope Benedict XV. Established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Natal as Apostolic Vicariate Mariannhill . On March 30, 1930, the Apostolic Vicariate Mariannhill gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture Umtata . Another assignment was made on April 8, 1935 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie .
The Apostolic Vicariate Mariannhill was on January 11, 1951 by Pope Pius XII. raised to the diocese and subordinated to the archdiocese of Durban as a suffragan . On February 21, 1954, the Diocese of Mariannhill gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Umzimkulu .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Mariannhill
- 1922–1950 Michael Adalbero Fleischer CMM
- 1950–1951 Alphonse Streit
Bishops of Mariannhill
- 1951–1970 Alphonse Streit
- 1970–1980 Martin Elmar Schmid CMM
- 1981-2005 Paul Themba Mngoma
- 2006– Pius Mlungisi Dlungwana
See also
Web links
- Website of the diocese (English)
- Entry on the SACBC website (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Mariannhill on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)