The Port Elizabeth Oratory is a Congregation of the

Oratory of St Philip Neri The Confederation of Oratories of Saint Philip Neri ( la, Confoederatio Oratorii Sancti Philippi Nerii) abbreviated CO and commonly known as the Oratorians is a Catholic society of apostolic life of Pontifical Right for men (priests and lay- ...

Walmer, Port Elizabeth Walmer is a large neighborhood of Port Elizabeth, the largest city in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Geography Walmer is located around south of Port Elizabeth's city centre and is the location of the Port Elizabeth International Airport. History ...

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. The Congregation serves the Catholic parish of St Bernadette in the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth ( la, Portus Elizabethen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Port Elizabeth in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa. History On July 30, 1847, an ecclesiastical territory was ...

. The Oratory Fathers also run an Educare Centre known as St Anne’s, and serve at St Dominic’s Priory School. Other diocesan parishes benefit from the priestly presence of some of the Fathers.

History

The Port Elizabeth Oratory was founded from the Oudtshoorn Oratory when, in 2002, a group of Oratorian priests and brothers took up residence in Port Elizabeth. After the period of formation, with the assistance of the

Oxford Oratory The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga (or Oxford Oratory for short) is the Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford, England. It is located at 25 Woodstock Road, next to Somerville College. The church is served by the Congrega ...

, particularly in the person of Fr Jerome Bertram, the new Oratory in Port Elizabeth was canonically established on 12 May 2008 by the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...

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