Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank (Latin: Vitbanken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Witbank in the ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Diocese of Witbank

Dioecesis Vitbankensis
Location
CountrySouth Africa
MetropolitanJohannesburg
Statistics
Area56,886 km2 (21,964 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
2,528,000
103,278 (4.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralChrist the King Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopXolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo

History

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  • June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lydenburg from the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
  • December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lydenburg
  • January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Lydenburg
  • September 13, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Lydenburg – Witbank
  • November 10, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Witbank

Bishops

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  • Prefect Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (1939.06.30 – 1948.12.09 see below)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
  • Bishops of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1955.10.06)
    • Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (1956.02.29 – 1964.09.13 see below)
  • Bishops of Lydenburg – Witbank (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (see above 1964.09.13 – 1983.02.25)
    • Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1984.01.09 – 1987.11.10 see below)
  • Bishops of Witbank (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (see above 1987.11.10 – 2000.02.17), appointed Bishop of Pietersburg
    • Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (2001.10.02 – 2008.11.24), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria
    • Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.J. (2009.11.05 – 2019.05.30)
    • Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (since 2020.11.25)

Auxiliary Bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

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Sources

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