Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad
Diocese of Kroonstad
Dioecesis Kroonstadensis
Location
Country South Africa
Metropolitan Bloemfontein
Statistics
Area 30,248 km2 (11,679 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
940,153
86,512 (9.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop Peter Holiday

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad (Latin: Kroonstaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kroonstad in the Ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa. The present ordinary is Bishop Peter Holiday.

Contents

History

  • November 26, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kroonstad from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa
  • April 8, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kroonstad
  • January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kroonstad

Special churches

The Cathedral is the St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Kroonstad. St.Paul's parish in Rammolutsi.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Peter Holiday (since 2011.04.01)
    • Bishop Stephen Brislin (2006.10.17 - 2009.12.18); named Archbishop of Cape Town
    • Bishop Johannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer, O.P. (1977.04.15 – 2003.07.02)
    • Bishop Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velson, O.P. (1951.01.11 – 1975.11.15)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velson, O.P. (1950.05.31 – 1951.01.11)
    • Bishop Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. (1935.04.08 – 1948.02.12)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. (1924.03.24 – 1935.04.08)
    • Fr. Guglielmo Herting, C.S.Sp. (1923 – 1924)

See also

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