Diocese of Mariannhill

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Diocese of Mariannhill
Basic data
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

Bishops of Mariannhill

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