The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley ( la, Kimberleyen(sis)) is a

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of the

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based in the city of

Kimberly Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley * Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania * Kimberley, Tasmania a small town * County of Kimberley, a c ...

in the

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. The seat of the

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is the Cathedral of St. Mary in Kimberley.

History

* 4 June 1886: Established as

Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange The portion of South Africa which would form the Vicariate of Kimberley in Orange ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Fluminis Orangensis) had earlier become in the division of the Apostolic Vicariate of Good Hope part of the Eastern District, and later ...

from

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and

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* 1918: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa * 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kimberley

Bishops

*Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange (Roman rite) ** Bishop

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, O.M.I. (1902.01.13 – 1914.05.30) * Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa (Roman rite) ** Bishop Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1929.12.19 – 1951.01.11), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein *

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s of Kimberley (Roman rite) ** Bishop

John Boekenfoehr John Boekenfoehr (born January 28, 1903, in West Point, Nebraska) was an American clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley ( la, Kimberleyen(sis)) is a diocese of the Catholi ...

, O.M.I. (1953.03.24 – 1974.07.01) ** Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. (1974.07.01 - 2009) ** Bishop

Abel Gabuza Abel Gabuza (23 March 1955 – 17 January 2021) was a South African prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Durban from 9 December 2018 and until his death in 2021. He was Bishop of Kimberley from 2010 to ...

(23 December 2010 – 9 December 2018) ** Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke (3 March 2021 – present)

Auxiliary Bishop

* Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. (1972–1974), appointed Bishop here

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley * Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania * Kimberley, Tasmania a small town * County of Kimberley, a ...

Religious organizations established in 1886

Kimberley, Northern Cape Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bloemfontein {{SouthAfrica-org-stub

History

Bishops

Auxiliary Bishop

See also

References

Sources