The Diocese of Manzini () is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. It is a

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in the

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of the

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is located in the city of

Manzini Manzini (formerly Bremersdorp) is a large city in Eswatini, which is also the city of Eswatini's Manzini Region. The city is the country's second largest urban center behind the capital Mbabane, with a population of 110,000 (2008). It is known ...

History

* April 19, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Swaziland from the

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* March 15, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Swaziland * January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Bremersdorp * November 7, 1961: Renamed as Diocese of Manzini

Leadership

Prefects Apostolic of Swaziland

*Fr. Pellegrino Bellezze, OSM (15 March 1923 – 1932) *Fr.

Romualdo Migliorini Romualdo Migliorini (born 21 Jun 1884 in Volegno) was an Italian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini The Diocese of Manzini () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Eswatin ...

, OSM (8 July 1933 – 1939)

Vicar Apostolic of Swaziland

* Costantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, OSM (15 March 1939 – 11 January 1951 ''see below'')

Bishop of Bremersdorp

* Costantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, OSM (''see above'' 11 January 1951 – 7 November 1961 ''see below'')

Bishops of Manzini

* Costantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, OSM (''see above'' 7 November 1961 – 21 May 1965) * Girolamo Maria Casalini, OSM (18 December 1965 – 24 January 1976) * Aloysius Isaac Mandlenkhosi Zwane (24 January 1976 – 10 August 1980) * Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, OSM (1 July 1985 – 27 August 2012) *

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, IMC (29 November 2013 – present)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Eswatini Christian organizations established in 1923 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Manzini, Eswatini Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Johannesburg {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub