Archdiocese Of Bloemfontein

Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

*Archidioecesis Bloemfonteinensis*
Archdiocese of Bloemfontein; Archidioecesis Bloemfonteinensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Statistics
Area	64,393 km2 (24,862 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	; 1,425,000; 116,700 (18.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.
Bishops emeritus	Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein ( Latin: Bloemfonteinen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

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.

Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954)
William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10)
Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (1966.08.06 – 1976.01.24), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1978.04.27 – 1997.06.10)
Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (1999.01.02 – 2003.04.08), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (10 October 2005 – 1 April 2020)
Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (1 April 2020 – present)

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