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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg

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Metropolitan
  
Johannesburg

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Established
  
1886

Phone
  
+27 11 402 6400

Ecclesiastical province
  
Johannesburg

Parishes
  
128

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
14,517 km²

Country
  
South Africa

Secular priests
  
181

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 7,672,000 918,456 (12.0%)

Address
  
186 Nugget St, Johannesburg, 2198, South Africa

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The Roman Catholic Archiocese of Johannesburg (Latin: Ioannesburgen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Contents

History

  • June 4, 1886: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
  • 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 is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg.

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (Bishop since April 8, 2003; Archbishop since June 5, 2007)
  • Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (April 8, 2003 – present; became Archbishop on June 5, 2007)
  • Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond (July 2, 1984 – May 19, 2002)
  • Archbishop Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (January 24, 1976 – July 2, 1984)
  • Bishop Hugh Boyle (July 18, 1954 – January 24, 1976)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (November 25, 1950 – January 11, 1951)
  • Bishop David O'Leary (Bishop), O.M.I. (May 13, 1925 – November 25, 1950)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Charles Cox, O.M.I. (July 15, 1914 – July 14, 1924)
  • Bishop William Miller, O.M.I. (September 17, 1904 – May 2, 1912)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Klerksdorp
  • Manzini
  • Witbank

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg Wikipedia
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