Roman Catholic Diocese of Polokwane

Diocese of Polokwane Dioecesis Polokwanensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Pretoria
Statistics
Area	69,533 km2 (26,847 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,500,000 86,268 (3.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred heart cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jeremiah Madimetja Masela
Vicar General	Selemela Clement

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Polokwane (Latin : Polokwanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Polokwane in the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.

History

• December 22, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
• June 13, 1939: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Pietersburg
• December 15, 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Pietersburg
• September 4, 2009: Name changed - Diocese of Polokwane

Special churches

• The Sacred Heart Cathedral on Biccard Street is the seat of the Bishop

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Leadership

• Prefects Apostolic of Northern Transvaal (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Ildefonso Lanslots, O.S.B. (1911 – 1922)
  • Fr. Salvatore van Nuffel, O.S.B. (1922.03.21 – 1939)
• Prelates of Pietersburg (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Frederic Osterrath, O.S.B. (1939.11.14 – 1952)
  • Bishop Francis Clement van Hoeck, O.S.B. (1954.01.06 – 1975)
  • Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. (1975.07.10 – 1988.12.15 see below)
• Bishops of Pietersburg (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. (see above 1988.12.15 – 2000.02.17)
  • Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (2000.02.17 - 2009.09.04 see below)
• Bishops of Polokwane (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (see above 2009.09.04 - 2011.12.09)
  • Bishop Jeremiah Madimetja Masela (2013.06.10 - present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa
• Pietersburg Abbey

Sources

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

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