Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad (Latin: Kroonstaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kroonstad in the Ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa. The present ordinary is Bishop Peter Holiday.
Diocese of Kroonstad Dioecesis Kroonstadensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Metropolitan | Bloemfontein |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 30,248 km2 (11,679 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 940,153 86,512 (9.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Peter Holiday |
History
- 26 November 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kroonstad from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa
- 8 April 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kroonstad
- 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kroonstad
Special churches
The Cathedral is the St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Kroonstad. St.Paul's parish in Rammolutsi.
Leadership
- Prefects Apostolic of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
- Fr. Guglielmo Herting, C.S.Sp. (1923 – 1924)
- Fr. Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. (1924.03.24 – 1935.04.08 see below)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
- Bishop Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. (see above 1935.04.08 – 1948.02.12), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Bethlehem
- Bishop Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velsen, O.P. (1950.05.31 – 1951.01.11 see below)
- Bishops of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velsen, O.P. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1975.11.15)
- Bishop Johannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer, O.P. (1977.04.15 – 2003.07.02)
- Bishop Stephen Brislin (2006.10.17 - 2009.12.18), appointed Archbishop of Cape Town
- Bishop Peter Holiday (since 2011.04.01)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in South Africa
Sources
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