Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini

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Diocese of Manzini

Dioecesis Manziniensis
Location
Country Eswatini
Metropolitan Johannesburg
Statistics
Area17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
990,000
55,130 (5.6%)
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Luís Ponce de León, IMC
Website
www.dioceseofmanzini.org

The Diocese of Manzini (Latin : Manzinien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Eswatini. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Johannesburg in South Africa. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Manzini.

Contents

History

Leadership

Prefects Apostolic of Swaziland

Vicar Apostolic of Swaziland

Bishop of Bremersdorp

Bishops of Manzini

See also

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