Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein (Latin: Bloemfonteinen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

Archidioecesis Bloemfonteinensis
Location
Country South Africa
Statistics
Area64,393 km2 (24,862 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)

1,425,000
116,700 (18.2%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopZolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I., elect
Bishops emeritusJabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I.

History

  • 1951.01.11: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein from the Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa.

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bloemfontein.

Metropolitan Archbishops

  • Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954)
  • William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10)
  • Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (1966.08.06 – 1976.01.24), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
  • Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1978.04.27 – 1997.06.10)
  • Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (1999.01.02 – 2003.04.08), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
  • Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (10 October 2005 – 1 April 2020)
  • Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (1 April 2020 – present)

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

References


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