Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini (Latin: Manzinien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Manzini in Eswatini in the Ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Diocese of Manzini

Dioecesis Manziniensis
Location
CountryEswatini
TerritoryEswatini
MetropolitanJohannesburg
Statistics
Area17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
990,000
55,130 (5.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Luís Ponce de León, IMC
Website
www.dioceseofmanzini.org

History

  • April 19, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Swaziland from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal in South Africa
  • March 15, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Swaziland
  • January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Bremersdorp
  • November 7, 1961: Renamed as Diocese of Manzini

Leadership

Prefects Apostolic of Swaziland

  • Fr. Pellegrino Bellezze, OSM (15 March 1923 – 1932)
  • Fr. Romualdo Migliorini, OSM (8 July 1933 – 1939)

Vicar Apostolic of Swaziland

  • Costantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, OSM (15 March 1939 – 11 January 1951 see below)

Bishop of Bremersdorp

  • Costantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, OSM (see above 11 January 1951 – 7 November 1961 see below)

Bishops of Manzini

  • Costantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, OSM (see above 7 November 1961 – 21 May 1965)
  • Girolamo Maria Casalini, OSM (18 December 1965 – 24 January 1976)
  • Aloysius Isaac Mandlenkhosi Zwane (24 January 1976 – 10 August 1980)
  • Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, OSM (1 July 1985 – 27 August 2012)
  • José Luís Ponce de León, IMC (29 November 2013 – present)

See also

Sources


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