Archdiocese of Bloemfontein
| Archdiocese of Bloemfontein | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bloemfontein |
| Diocesan bishop | Zolile Peter Mpambani SCJ (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo OMI |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 64,393 km² |
| Parishes | 48 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 761,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 120,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 15.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,444 |
| Friars | 12 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 60 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| address | Archbishop's House 7 / a White's Road P.O. Box 362 Bloemfontein 9300 South Africa |
| Website | Archdiocese of Bloemfontein |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Bethlehem Diocese of Keimoes-Upington Diocese of Kimberley Diocese of Kroonstad |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein ( Latin Archidioecesis Bloemfonteinensis , English Archdiocese of Bloemfontein ) is in South Africa located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Bloemfontein ( Free State Province ).
history
The Archdiocese of Bloemfontein was founded on January 11, 1951 with the reorganization of the church hierarchy in South Africa by Pope Pius XII. founded out of the Apostolic Vicariates Aliwal and Kimberley. Bloemfontein is a metropolitan seat.
The suffragan dioceses of Bethlehem , Keimoes-Upington , Kimberley and Kroonstad are assigned to the Archdiocese of Bloemfontein .
Archbishops of Bloemfontein
- Herman Joseph Meysing OMI , 1951-1954
- William Patrick Whelan OMI, 1954-1966
- Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald OMI 1966–1976, later Archbishop of Johannesburg
- Peter Fanyana John Butelezi OMI, 1978-1997
- Buti Joseph Tlhagale OMI, 1999–2003, later Archbishop of Johannesburg
- Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo OMI, 2005-2020
- Zolile Peter Mpambani SCJ , since 2020
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Bloemfontein on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the SACBC website ( Memento from February 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)