Roman Catholic Diocese of Keetmanshoop

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Metropolitan Windhoek Pope Francis Country Namibia		Rite Latin Rite Area 264,110 km²
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)137,67538,356 (27.9%) Cathedral St Stanislaus Cathedral Bishop Phillip Pöllitzer, O.M.I. Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keetmanshoop (Latin: Keetmanshoopen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Keetmanshoop in the Ecclesiastical province of Windhoek in Namibia.

History

July 7, 1909: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Great Namaqualand from the Apostolic Vicariate of Orange River in South Africa

July 14, 1930: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Great Namaqualand

January 13, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Keetmanshoop

March 14, 1994: Promoted as Diocese of Keetmanshoop

Bishops of Keetmanshoop (Roman rite)

Bishop Phillip Pöllitzer, O.M.I. (since 2007.05.31)

Bishop Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S. (1994.03.14 – 2002.11.23)

Vicars Apostolic of Keetmanshoop (Roman rite)

Bishop Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S. (1993.05.28 – 1994.03.14)

Bishop Edward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. (1956.03.24 – 1989.10.02)

Bishop Francis Esser, O.S.F.S. (1949.01.13 – 1956)

Vicars Apostolic of Great Namaqualand (Roman rite)

Bishop Giacomo Eich, O.S.F.S. (1942.11.10 – 1947.02.04)

Bishop Joseph Klemann, O.S.F.S. (1931.02.24 – 1942)

Prefects Apostolic of Great Namaqualand (Roman rite)

Fr. Mattia Eder, O.S.F.S. (1923.03.16 – 1930)

Fr. Stanislao von Krolikowski, O.S.F.S. (1910 – 1923)

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