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Apostolic vicariate of Ingwavuma Vicariatus Apostolicus Ingvavumensis | |
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Location | |
Country | South Africa |
Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
Coordinates | 27°9′S32°0′E / 27.150°S 32.000°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,369 km2 (4,776 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 748,685 26,233 (3.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and Our Lady of Sorrows, Hlabisa |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko |
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