The Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown ( la, Queenstovnen(sis)) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the town of
Queenstown in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Cape Town
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in
South Africa
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.
History
* 1928: Established as
Mission “sui iuris”
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of Queenstown from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
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* March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Queenstown
* April 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Queenstown
* January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Queenstown
Special churches
* The
cathedral
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is Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown.
Bishops
* Prefect Apostolic of Queenstown
** Fr. John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1940.02.09 – 1948.04.09 ''see below'')
* Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown
** Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (''see above'' 1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11 ''see below'')
*
Bishop
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s of Queenstown
** Bishop
John Baptist Rosenthal
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, S.A.C. (''see above'' 1951.01.11 – 1972.02.03)
** Bishop
John Baptist Rosner
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, S.A.C. (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03)
** Bishop
Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof
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,
S.A.C. (1984.02.03 – 2009.11.16)
** Bishop
Dabula Mpako
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(2011.05.23 – 2019.04.30), appointed Archishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
** Bishop
Paul Siphiwo Vanqa,
S.A.C. (2021.03.03 – ...)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Sithembele Anton Sipuka, appointed Bishop of Umtata in 2008
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in South Africa
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Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa
Christian organizations established in 1925
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cape Town
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