Diocese of Kimberley (Catholic)
Latin Catholic diocese in South Africa
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The Diocese of Kimberley (Latin: Kimberleyen(sis)) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church based in the city of Kimberley in the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa. The seat of the bishop is the Cathedral of St. Mary in Kimberley.
Country
South Africa
South AfricaMetropolitanBloemfontein
Area123,083 km2 (47,523 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2004)
- 1,740,000
- 117,335 (6.7%)
Diocese of Kimberley Dioecesis Kimberleyensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan | Bloemfontein |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 123,083 km2 (47,523 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Duncan Theodore Tsoke |
History
- 4 June 1886: Established as Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange from Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District and Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
- 1918: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa
- 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kimberley
Bishops
- Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange (Roman rite)
- Bishop Matteo Gaughren, O.M.I. (1902.01.13 – 1914.05.30)
- Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1929.12.19 – 1951.01.11), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
- Bishops of Kimberley (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Boekenfoehr, O.M.I. (1953.03.24 – 1974.07.01)
- Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. (1974.07.01 - 2009)
- Bishop Abel Gabuza (23 December 2010 – 9 December 2018)[1]
- Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke (3 March 2021 – present)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. (1972–1974), appointed Bishop here
