Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

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Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

Archidioecesis Bloemfonteinensis
Location
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Statistics
Area64,393 km2 (24,862 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

1,425,000
116,700 (18.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
ArchbishopZolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.
Bishops emeritusJabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein (Latin : Bloemfonteinen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

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History

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bloemfontein.

Metropolitan Archbishops

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

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