Diocese of Oudtshurn ( Latin Dioecesis Oudtshoornensis ) - diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Oudtshoorn , South Africa . The diocese of Oudshurn is included in the metropolis of Cape Town . The cathedral of the diocese of Oudshurn is the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
| Diocese of Oudshurn | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis udtshoornensis | |
| latin rite | |
| Main city | Udshurn |
| A country |  South Africa |
| Established | August 3, 1874 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Cape Town |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Diocese Square | 113.343 km² |
| Diocese population | 997.920 people |
| The number of Catholics | 26.344 people |
| Share of Catholics | 2.6% |
| Website | |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Ordinaries of the diocese
- 3 notes
- 4 Source
- 5 Links
History
On August 3, 1874, the Holy See established the apostolic prefecture of the Cape of Good Hope in the Central Province, separating it from the Apostolic Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope in the Western Province (today, the Cape Town Archdiocese ).
On July 20, 1884, the apostolic prefecture of the Cape of Good Hope of the Central Province transferred part of its territory for the construction of the new apostolic prefecture of the Orange River (today - the Diocese of Keymus-Upington ).
On June 13, 1939, the apostolic prefecture of the Cape of Good Hope of the Central Province was renamed the Apostolic Prefecture of Oudtsourn.
On December 9, 1948, Pope Pius XII issued the bull “Ad altiorem dignitatis,” which transformed the apostolic prefecture of Oudtshurn into an apostolic vicar.
On January 11, 1951, Pope Pius XII issued the bull Suprema Nobis , which transformed the apostolic vicar into a diocese.
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Francis Hennemann SAC (06/26/1922 - 06/30/1933);
- Bishop Teodoro Koenig SAC (12.01.1934 - 1947);
- Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel SAC (12/9/1948 - 2/10/1968);
- Bishop of Manfred Gottschalk SAC (03/03/1969 - 04/20/1982);
- Bishop Edward Robert Adams (2.05.1983 - 05.28.2010);
- Bishop Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia (05/28/2010 - present).
Notes
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Bull Quo spirituali , AAS 27 (1935), p. 254
- Bull Ad altiorem dignitatis , AAS 41 (1949), p. 169
- Bull Suprema Nobis , AAS 43 (1951), p. 257 (lat.)