The Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma () is a

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located in

Ingwavuma Ingwavuma is a town in the Umkhanyakude District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It is unclear where the name of the town came from; one theory is that it was named after the Ngwavuma River while another is that there was ...

(

Umkhanyakude District Municipality The uMkhanyakude District Municipality () is the northernmost of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Mkuze. It is a very rural district, the largest town being Mtubatuba in the south, with Hluhluwe, Mkuze ...

) in South Africa.

History

* 12 November 1962: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ingwavuma from the Diocese of Eshowe and

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* 19 November 1990: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma

Leadership

* Prefects Apostolic of Ingwavuma ** Fr. Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M. (13 November 1962 – 9 May 1970) ** Fr. Anselm Donald Mary Dennehy, O.S.M. (Apostolic Administrator 8 May 1970 – 1976) ** Fr. Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. (9 January 1976 – 19 November 1990) * Vicars Apostolic of Ingwavuma ** Bishop Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. (19 November 1990 – 30 May 2006) ** Bishop

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, I.M.C. (24 November 2008 – 29 November 2013), appointed Bishop of Manzini ** Bishop Mandla Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M. (30 April 2016 - 9 June 2021) ** Fr. Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I (20 March 2023 – present)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa Christian organizations established in 1962 Apostolic vicariates Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Umkhanyakude District Municipality {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub