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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad

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Metropolitan
  
Bloemfontein

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
30,248 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Peter Holiday

Country
  
South Africa

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)940,15386,512 (9.2%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad (Latin: Kroonstaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kroonstad in the Ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa. The present ordinary is Bishop Peter Holiday.

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History

  • 26 November 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kroonstad from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa
  • 8 April 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kroonstad
  • 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kroonstad

    • Special churches

    The Cathedral is the St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Kroonstad. St.Paul's parish in Rammolutsi.

    Leadership

  • Bishops of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Peter Holiday (since 2011.04.01)
  • Bishop Stephen Brislin (2006.10.17 - 2009.12.18); named Archbishop of Cape Town
  • Bishop Johannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer, O.P. (1977.04.15 – 2003.07.02)
  • Bishop Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velsen, O.P. (1951.01.11 – 1975.11.15)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velsen, O.P. (1950.05.31 – 1951.01.11)
  • Bishop Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. (1935.04.08 – 1948.02.12)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. (1924.03.24 – 1935.04.08)
  • Fr. Guglielmo Herting, C.S.Sp. (1923 – 1924)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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