Diocese of Polokwan ( Latin: Dioecesis Polokwanensis ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Polokvan , South Africa . The Diocese of Polokwane is included in the Metropolitanate of Pretoria . The cathedral of the diocese of Polokwane is the church of St. Benedict.
| Diocese of Polokwane | |
|---|---|
| lat Dioecesis polokwanensis | |
| latin rite | |
| Main city | Polokwane |
| A country |  South Africa |
| Established | December 22, 1910 |
| Cathedral | St. Benedict's Cathedral |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Pretoria |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Diocese Square | 69 533 km² |
| Diocese population | 2 658 000 [1] people |
| The number of Catholics | 94 700 [1] pers. |
| Share of Catholics | 3.6% |
Content
History
On December 22, 1910, Pope Pius X established the Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal, separating it from the apostolic vicars of the Northern Transvaal (today - the Archdiocese of Johannesburg ). The pastoral care of the apostolic prefecture of Transvaal was entrusted to monks from the monastic order of the Benedictines .
On June 23, 1939, the Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal was transformed into the territorial abbey of Petersburg.
On December 27, 1962, the territorial abbey of St. Petersburg transferred part of its territory for the construction of the new apostolic prefecture of Louis Trichardt (today the Diocese of Tzaneen ).
On December 15, 1988, the territorial abbey of Petersburg was transformed into the diocese of Petersburg.
On September 4, 2009, the Diocese of Petersburg was renamed the Diocese of Polokwane.
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Ildefonso Lanslots OSB [2] (1911-1922)
- Bishop of Salvatore van Nuffel OSB (03/21/1922 - 1939)
- Bishop of Frederic Osterrath OSB (11/14/1939 - October 1952)
- Bishop Francis Clement Van Hoeck OSB (6.01.1954 - 11.29.1974)
- Bishop of Fulgence Werner Le Roy OSB (07/10/1975 - 02/17/2000)
- Bishop of Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (02.17.2000 - 12.12.2011)
- Bishop Jeremiah Madimetja Masela (from 10.06.2013)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Vatican Information Service
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3