Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn is a diocese
located in the city of Oudtshoorn in the Ecclesiastical province
of Cape Town
in South Africa
.
January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Oudtshoorn
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Oudtshoorn in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Cape Town
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Town is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
History
- August 3, 1874: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cape of Good Hope, Central District from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Western District
- June 13, 1939: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Oudtshoorn
- December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oudtshoorn
January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Oudtshoorn
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Oudtshoorn (Roman rite)- Bishop Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia (since 2010.05.28)
- Bishop Edward Robert Adams (1983.05.02 - 2010.05.28)
- Bishop Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. (1969.03.06 – 1982.04.20)
- Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. (1951.01.11 – 1968.10.02)
- Vicars Apostolic of Oudtshoorn (Roman rite)
- Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. (1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11)
- Prefects Apostolic of Oudtshoorn (Roman rite)
- Fr. Teodoro Koenig, S.A.C. (1939.06.13 – 1947)
- Prefects Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District (Roman rite)
- Fr. Teodoro Koenig, S.A.C. (1934.01.12 – 1939.06.13)
- Bishop Francis Hennemann, S.A.C. (1922.06.26 – 1933.06.30)