Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad

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.

Diocese of Kokstad

Dioecesis Kokstadensis
Location
Country South Africa
MetropolitanDurban
Statistics
Area17,635.5 km2 (6,809.1 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,300,001
723,000 (5.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopZolile Peter Mpambani

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 (Roman rite)
    • Father Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11); see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China; see above
    • Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11); see below
  • Bishops of Kokstad (Roman rite)
    • Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15); see above
    • 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. (6 May 2013 – 1 April 2020), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in South Africa

Sources


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