Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma
The Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Ingvavumensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic Vicariate located in the city of Ingwavuma in South Africa.
Apostolic vicariate of Ingwavuma Vicariatus Apostolicus Ingvavumensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,369 km2 (4,776 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2014) 748,685 26,233 (3.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and Our Lady of Sorrows, Hlabisa |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Mandla Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M. |
History
- November 12, 1962: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ingwavuma from the Diocese of Eshowe and Diocese of Manzini
- November 19, 1990: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma
Leadership
- Prefects Apostolic of Ingwavuma (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M. (November 13, 1962 – May 9, 1970)
- Fr. Anselm Donald Mary Dennehy, O.S.M. (Apostolic Administrator May 8, 1970 – 1976)
- Fr. Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. (January 9, 1976 – November 19, 1990 see below)
- Vicars Apostolic of Ingwavuma (Roman rite)
- Bishop Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. (see above November 19, 1990 – May 30, 2006)
- Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. (November 24, 2008 – November 29, 2013), appointed Bishop of Manzini
- Bishop Mandla Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M. (April 20, 2016 -)
References
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