Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown

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Diocese of Queenstown

Dioecesis Civitatis Reginae seu Queenstovensis
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Metropolitan Cape Town
Statistics
Area25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
2,110,000
56,000 (2.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Paul Siphiwo Vanqa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown (Latin : Queenstovnen(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Queenstown in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.

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Coordinates: 31°54′00″S26°53′00″E / 31.9000°S 26.8833°E / -31.9000; 26.8833

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