Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad

Diocese of Kokstad Dioecesis Kokstadensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Durban
Statistics
Area	17,635.5 km2 (6,809.1 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,300,001 723,000 (5.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop

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.

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 , 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 , 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 , S.C.I. (6 May 2013 – 1 April 2020), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 33°35′00″S 22°12′00″E / 33.5833°S 22.2000°E / -33.5833; 22.2000

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