- Roman Catholic Diocese of Aliwal
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Diocese of Aliwal
Dioecesis AlivalensisLocation Country South Africa Metropolitan Cape Town Statistics Area 31,200 km2 (12,000 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
530,000
41,260 (7.8%)Information Rite Latin Rite Current leadership Bishop Fritz Lobinger The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aliwal (Latin: Alivalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Aliwal in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
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History
- June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gariep from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
- January 27, 1936: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Aliwal
Special churches
- The cathedral is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Aliwal.
Leadership
- Bishops of Aliwal (Roman rite)
- Bishop Michael Wuestenberg (2008.02.24 - current)
- Bishop Fritz Lobinger (1987.11.18 – 2004.04.29)
- Bishop Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. (1973.12.17 – 1981.10.30)
- Bishop Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. (1951.01.11 – 1973.12.17)
- Vicars Apostolic of Aliwal (Roman rite)
- Bishop Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. (1947.03.13 – 1951.01.11)
- Bishop Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. (1936.01.27 – 1944.02.03)
- Prefects Apostolic of Gariep (Roman rite)
- Bishop Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. (1923.07.27 – 1936.01.27)
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