Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown (Latin: Queenstovnen(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Queenstown in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
Diocese of Queenstown Dioecesis Civitatis Reginae seu Queenstovensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan | Cape Town |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 2,110,000 56,000 (2.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Dabula Mpako |
History
- 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Queenstown from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
- March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Queenstown
- April 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Queenstown
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Queenstown
Special churches
- The cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown.
Bishops
- Prefect Apostolic of Queenstown
- Fr. John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1940.02.09 – 1948.04.09 see below)
- Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown
- Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
- Bishops of Queenstown
- Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1972.02.03)
- Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03)
- Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (1984.02.03 – 2009.11.16)
- Bishop Dabula Mpako (2011.05.23 - 2019.04.30), appointed Archishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Sithembele Anton Sipuka, appointed Bishop of Umtata in 2008
See also
- Roman Catholicism in South Africa
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