The Roman Catholic Archiocese of Johannesburg ( la, Ioannesburgen(sis)) is the
Metropolitan
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See for the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity, and is List of urban areas by p ...
in
South Africa
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.
History
* June 4, 1886: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
The Vicariate Apostolic of Natal ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Natalensis) was a Roman Catholic missionary, quasi-diocesan jurisdiction in South Africa.
Antecedents
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* September 16, 1904: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
* April 9, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Johannesburg
* January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Johannesburg
* June 5, 2007: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg
Special churches
* The
cathedral
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is the
Cathedral of Christ the King in
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity, and is List of urban areas by p ...
.
* Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Moroka Soweto
Bishops
* Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal (Roman rite)
** Bishop
William Miller, O.M.I. (September 17, 1904 – May 2, 1912)
** Bishop
Charles Cox, O.M.I. (July 15, 1914 – July 14, 1924)
* Vicars Apostolic of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
** Bishop
David O'Leary (Bishop), O.M.I. (May 13, 1925 – November 25, 1950)
** Bishop
William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (November 25, 1950 – January 11, 1951 ''see below'')
* Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
** Bishop
William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (''see above'' January 11, 1951 - July 18, 1954), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
** Bishop
Hugh Boyle (July 18, 1954 – January 24, 1976)
** Archbishop (personal title)
Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (January 24, 1976 – July 2, 1984)
** Bishop
Reginald Joseph Orsmond
Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language.
Etymology and history
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(July 2, 1984 – May 19, 2002)
** Archbishop (personal title) Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (April 8, 2003 – June 5, 2007 ''see below'')
* Archbishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Buti Joseph Tlhagale,
O.M.I.
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(''aee above'' June 5, 2007 -)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
*
William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1948-1950)
Auxiliary Bishops
*
Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1972-1975), appointed Bishop of Umtata
*
Zithulele Patrick Mvemve
Zithulele Patrick Mvemve (31 May 1941 – 6 July 2020) was a South African Roman Catholic bishop.
Mvemve was born in Evaton, South Africa, and educated at St Martin de Porres High School in Soweto.
He was ordained to the priesthood in 1969; ...
(1986-1994), appointed Bishop of Klerksdorp
*
Reginald Joseph Orsmond
Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language.
Etymology and history
The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning "queen". Th ...
(1983-1984), appointed Bishop here
*
Duncan Theodore Tsoke (2016-2021), appointed Bishop of Kimberly
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Peter John Holiday
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, appointed Bishop of Kroonstad in 2011
*
Luc Julian Matthys
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Matthys was born in Drongen, Ghent, Belgium and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannes ...
(priest here, 1961–1976), appointed Bishop of Armidale, Australia in 1999
*
Thomas Graham Rose
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, appointed Bishop of Dundee in 2008
Suffragan dioceses
*
Klerksdorp
*
Manzini Manzini may refer to:
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*Manzini Region, a region of Eswatini
*Manzini (surname), an Italian surname
See also
*Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini
The Diocese of Manzini ( la, Manzinien(si ...
*
Witbank
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See also
*
Roman Catholicism in South Africa
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References
External links
Official website
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Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa
Religious organizations established in 1886
Christianity in Johannesburg
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
Establishments in the South African Republic
1886 establishments in the South African Republic
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