Diocese of Keimoes–Upington Dioecesis Keimoesana-Upingtonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | South Africa |
Metropolitan | Bloemfontein |
Statistics | |
Area | 272,265 km2 (105,122 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 331,984 60,501 (18.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Patron saint |
The Immaculate Conception & St. Francis de Sales |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keimoes–Upington ( Latin: Dioecesis Keimoesana–Upingtonensis) is a South African diocese located around the towns of Keimoes and Upington ( ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape) in the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein.
The Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Pella ( Namakwa District Municipality). The Co-Cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of St. Augustine in Upington.
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