Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad

Roman Catholic diocese in South Africa

Diocese of Kokstad

Dioecesis Kokstadensis
Location
Country South Africa
MetropolitanDurban
Statistics
Area17,635.5 km2 (6,809.1 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,300,001
723,000 (5.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSt. Patrick's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopThulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.

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

History

  • April 8, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill
  • July 11, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad
  • January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kokstad

Special churches

The cathedral is the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Kokstad.

Leadership

Prefect Apostolic of Mount Currie
  • Father Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11)
Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad
  • Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
  • Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11)
Bishops of Kokstad
  • Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15)
  • Bishop Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Durban in 1992 (cardinal in 2001)
  • Bishop William Slattery, O.F.M. (1993.11.17 – 2010.12.23), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
  • Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (2013.05.06 – 2020.04.01), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
  • Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (2022.04.06 – present)

See also

Sources

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy

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