Umzimkulu diocese
| Umzimkulu diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Durban |
| Diocesan bishop | Stanisław Jan Dziuba OSPPE |
| founding | 1954 |
| surface | 15,275 km² |
| Parishes | 15 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 2,180,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 162,200 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 7.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 7 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,541 |
| Friars | 12 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 21 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Afrikaans English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes |
| address | PO Box 250 1 Ballance St. Harding 4380 South Africa |
| Website | umzimkulu.org |
The diocese Umzimkulu ( Latin Dioecesis Umzimkulensis , English Diocese of Umzimkulu ) is in South Africa situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Umzimkhulu .
history
The diocese Umzimkulu was on February 21, 1954 by Pope Pius XII. built from cessions of territory by the diocese of Mariannhill and subordinated to the archbishopric of Durban as a suffragan .
Bishops of Umzimkulu
- 1954–1967 Pius Bonaventura Dlamini FFJ
- 1986-1994 Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu
- 1994-2008 Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM ( Apostolic Administrator )
- 2008– Stanisław Jan Dziuba OSPPE
See also
Web links
- Website of the diocese (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Umzimkulu on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)