The Catholic Church in South Africa is part of the worldwide Catholic Church composed of the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, of which the South African church is under the spiritual leadership of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference and the pope in Rome. It is made up of 26 dioceses and archdioceses plus an apostolic vicariate.
The Archdiocese of Durban evolved from the Vicariate Apostolic of Natal which was erected on 15 November 1850 and elevated to an archdiocese with the title Archdiocese of Durban on 11 January 1951. As of 2002, the Church census shows that there were 217,468 Catholics in 74 parishes in the Archdiocese.
Obba was an Ancient town in Roman North Africa. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see.
The portion of South Africa which would form the Vicariate of Kimberley in Orange had earlier become in the division of the Apostolic Vicariate of Good Hope part of the Eastern District, and later on part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal. The Vicarate was promoted to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley in 1951.
The Archdiocese of Cape Town is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Cape Town, in the south-western region of South Africa. The principal church of the archdiocese and the location of the archbishop's cathedra is the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flight into Egypt, which also serves as the patron saint for the archdiocese.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Maseru in Lesotho. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Our Lady of Victories Cathedral.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria is a Latin Catholic archdiocese and the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keimoes–Upington is a South African diocese located around the towns of Keimoes and Upington in the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad is a diocese located in the city of Kroonstad in the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa. The last ordinary was Bishop Peter Holiday whose resignation for health reasons was accepted on 12 December 2022.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eshowe is a diocese located in the city of Eshowe in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad is a diocese located in the city of Kokstad in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mariannhill is a diocese located in the city of Mariannhill in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umtata is a diocese located in the city of Umtata, King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth is a diocese located in the city of Port Elizabeth in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
The Archdiocese of Johannesburg is the a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the metropolitan see of an ecclesiastical province.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Klerksdorp is a diocese located in the city of Klerksdorp in the ecclesiastical province of North West in South Africa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank is a diocese located in the city of Witbank in the ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keetmanshoop is a suffragan diocese in the Latin Rite Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Windhoek in Namibia, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The St. Mary's Cathedral also called Catholic Cathedral of Kimberley Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church which is located in 72 Du Toitspan of the city of Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province, part of the African country of South Africa. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary whom Christians believe is the Mother of God.
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