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Roman Catholic Diocese Of De Aar
The Roman Catholic Diocese of De Aar ( la, De Aaren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of De Aar (Pixley ka Seme District Municipality) in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa. History * March 24, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of De Aar from Diocese of Aliwal * April 13, 1967: Promoted as Diocese of De Aar Special churches * The cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in De Aar. Leadership * Prefect Apostolic of De Aar (Roman rite) ** Fr. Louis Dettmer (1953.03.24 – 1967.04.13) * Bishops of De Aar (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. (1967.04.13 – 1987.11.18) ** Bishop Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I. (1992.01.23 - 2009.07.17) ** Bishop Adam Leszek Musialek, S.C.I. (since 2009.07.17 - ) See also *Roman Catholicism in South Africa The Catholic Church in South Africa is part of the worldwide Catholic Church composed of the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, of which the South African church is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Cape Town
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Town ( la, Archidioecesis Civitatis Capitis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Cape Town, in the south-western part of South Africa. The archdiocese's motherchurch and its archbishop's see is the cathedral of St. Mary of the Flight into Egypt, who is also the archbishopric's patron. The archdiocese is headed by the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Reverend Archbishop Stephen Brislin and is assisted by The Right Reverend Sylvester David OMI, the Auxiliary Bishop. History It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope (and adjacent territories) on 18 June 1818 by Pope Pius VII, on territories split off from the then– Territorial Prelature of Mozambique and Diocese of Tomé. On 4 April 1819, it gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of New Holland. It repeatedly lost territory, to establish: in 1834 the Apostolic Vicariate of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Establishments In South Africa
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that agriculture will be collectiviz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
