Diocese of Polokwane Dioecesis Polokwanensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan | Pretoria |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 69,533 km2 (26,847 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (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 in 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
References
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