Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

Archdiocese of Bloemfontein Archidioecesis Bloemfonteinensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Statistics
Area	64,393 km2 (24,862 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	1,425,000 116,700 (18.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I., elect
Bishops emeritus	Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein (Latin: Bloemfonteinen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

History[]

• 1951.01.11: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein from the Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa.

Special churches[]

The seat of the archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bloemfontein.

Metropolitan Archbishops[]

• , O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954)
• , O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10)
• , O.M.I. (1966.08.06 – 1976.01.24), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
• , O.M.I. (1978.04.27 – 1997.06.10)
• , O.M.I. (1999.01.02 – 2003.04.08), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
• , O.M.I. (10 October 2005 – 1 April 2020)
• , S.C.I. (1 April 2020 – present)

Suffragan Dioceses[]

• Bethlehem
• Keimoes–Upington
• Kimberley
• Kroonstad

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 29°06′00″S 26°13′00″E / 29.1000°S 26.2167°E / -29.1000; 26.2167

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