Roman Catholic Diocese of Pietersburg

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pietersburg
Diocese of Pietersburg
Dioecesis Pietersburgensis
Location
Country South Africa
Metropolitan Pretoria
Statistics
Area 69,533 km2 (26,847 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
2,500,000
86,268 (3.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pietersburg (Latin: Pietersburgen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Polokwane in the Ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.

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History

  • December 22, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
  • June 13, 1939: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Pietersburg
  • December 15, 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Pietersburg

Special churches

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Leadership

  • Bishops of Pietersburg (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (since 2000.02.17)
    • Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. (1988.12.152000.02.17)
  • Prelates of Pietersburg (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. (1975.07.101988.12.15)
    • Bishop Francis Clement van Hoeck, O.S.B. (1954.01.061975)
    • Bishop Frederic Osterrath, O.S.B. (1939.11.141952)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Northern Transvaal (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Salvatore van Nuffel, O.S.B. (1922.03.211939)
    • Fr. Ildefonso Lanslots, O.S.B. (19111922)

See also

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