Roman Catholic Diocese of Umtata

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umtata (Latin: Umtatan(a)) is a diocese located in the city of Umtata, King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.

Diocese of Umtata Dioecesis Umtatana
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Durban
Statistics
Area	22,500 km2 (8,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,717,676 68,198 (4.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Anton Sipuka

History

• 30 March 1930: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Umtata from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill
• 12 April 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Umtata
• 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Umtata

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven in Umtata.

Leadership

• Prefects Apostolic of Umtata (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Daniele Kauczor, M.C.C.I. (1923 – 1926)
  • Fr. Luigi Mohn, M.C.C.I. (1926.12.10 – 1930)
  • Fr. Emanuele Hanisch, M.H.M. (1930.10.28 – 1937.04.13 see below)
• Vicars Apostolic of Umtata (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Emanuele Hanisch, M.H.M. (see above 1937.04.13 – 1940.02.28)
  • Bishop Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. (1941.04.03 – 1951.01.11 see below)
• Bishops of Umtata (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1968.09.26)
  • Bishop Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. (1968.09.26 – 1974.05.09), appointed Bishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; future Archishop
  • Bishop Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1975.07.10 – 1978.04.27), appointed Archishop of Bloemfontein
  • Bishop Andrew Zolile T. Brook (1979.02.12 – 1995.01.07)
  • Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer (1997.04.21 – 2008.02.08)
  • Bishop Anton Sipuka (since 2008.02.08)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy