Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria (Latin: Praetorien(sis)) is a Latin Catholic archdiocese and the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.

Archdiocese of Pretoria

Archidioecesis Praetoriensis
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Ecclesiastical provincePretoria
MetropolitanPretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng
Statistics
Area16,573 km2 (6,399 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
4,705,000
186,383 (4.0%)
Parishes59
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established9 April 1948
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Patron saintSacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of Good Counsel
Secular priests46
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopDabula Anthony Mpako
Bishops emeritus
  • George Francis Daniel
  • Paul Mandla Khumalo, CMM
  • William Slattery, OFM
Website
Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria

The cathedral archiepiscopal see of the Archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pretoria.

History

  • Established on 1948.04.09 as Apostolic Vicariate of Pretoria, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa and the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
  • Promoted on 1951.01.11 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria, yet remains dependent on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (like missionary jurisdictions).
  • Lost territory on 1971.06.28 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Rustenburg (now its suffragan see)

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

Apostolic Vicar of Pretoria
  • John Colburn Garner (9 April 1948 appointed – 1951.01.11), Titular Bishop of Tracula (1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Pretoria
  • John Colburn Garner (1951.01.11 - 28 April 1975 resigned), also first Military Vicar of South Africa (1951.05.17 – 1976.03.26)
  • George Francis Daniel (28 April 1975 appointed - 24 November 2008 retired), also last Military Vicar of South Africa (South Africa) (1976.03.26 – 1986.07.21), restyled first Military Ordinary of South African Defence Force (1986.07.21 – 2008.11.24)
  • Paul Mandla Khumalo, Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (C.M.M.) (24 November 2008 appointed - 15 December 2009 resigned), also Military Ordinary of South African Defence Force (2008.11.24 – 2009.12.15); previously Bishop of Witbank (South Africa) (2001.10.02 – 2008.11.24)
  • Apostolic Administrator Msgr. Abel Gabuza (2009.12.15 – 2010.12.23), without other office; later Bishop of Kimberley (South Africa) (2010.12.23 – ...)
  • William Slattery, O.F.M. (23 December 2010 appointed - 30 April 2019); also Military Ordinary of South Africa; previously Bishop of Kokstad (South Africa) (1993.11.17 – 2010.12.23)
  • Dabula Mpako (30 April 2019 appointed), simultaneously appointed Military Ordinary of South African Defence Force

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

  • Abel Gabuza, appointed Bishop of Kimberley in 2010
  • Dabula Anthony Mpako, appointed Bishop of Queenstown in 2011; later returned here as Archbishop
  • Victor Hlolo Phalana, appointed Bishop of Klerksdorp in 2014

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the archbishopric and the following Suffragan sees:

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in South Africa

References

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