Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein is the Metropolitan
See
for the Ecclesiastical province
of Bloemfontein
in South Africa
.
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
for the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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History
- 1951.01.11: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein from the Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa.
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Bloemfontein (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (since 2005.10.10)
- Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (1999.01.02 – 2003.04.08)
- Archbishop Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1978.04.27 – 1997.06.10)
- Archbishop Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (1966.08.06 – 1976.01.24)
- Archbishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10)
- Archbishop Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954)
Suffragan Diocese
See also
- Roman Catholicism in South AfricaRoman Catholicism in South AfricaThe Roman Catholic Church in South Africa is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are 26 dioceses and archdioceses, plus an apostolic vicariate....
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa