Roman Catholic Diocese of Tzaneen

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Diocese of Tzaneen

Dioecesis Tzaneensis
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Metropolitan Pretoria
Statistics
Area49,472 km2 (19,101 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
2,500,000
49,543 (2.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joao Noe Rodrigues

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

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History

Special churches

Patron saints of the diocese are:

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and St. Joseph

Blessed Benedict Daswa, first Catholic martyr recognized by Catholic Church in Southern Africa was beatified on 13 September 2015 in parish of Thohoyandou, the Diocese of Tzaneen.

Leadership

See also

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