The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad ( la, Kokstaden(sis)) is a

diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...

located in the city of

Kokstad Kokstad is a town in the Harry Gwala District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Kokstad is the capital town of the East Griqualand region, as i ...

in the

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History

* April 8, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill Mariannhill is a cluster of suburbs and townships in eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. In 1882, Trappist missionary Father Franz Pfanner established Mariannhill Monastery 16 km west of Durban. He promoted local develo ...

* July 11, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad * January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kokstad

Special churches

The

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

is the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Kokstad.

Leadership

;Prefect Apostolic of Mount Currie * Father Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11) ;Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad * Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling ungchow China * Bishop

John Evangelist McBride John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (12 March 1903 – 12 February 1992) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad in South Africa from 1949 to 1951 and of the Diocese of Kokstad from 1951 to 1978. ...

, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11) ; Bishops of Kokstad * Bishop

, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15) * Bishop

Wilfrid Fox Napier Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM (born 8 March 1941) is a South African prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Durban from 1992 to 2021 and has been a cardinal since 2001. He served as Bishop of Kokstad from 1981 to 1992. Biograph ...

, O.F.M. (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Durban in 1992 (cardinal in 2001) * Bishop William Slattery, O.F.M. (1993.11.17 – 2010.12.23), appointed Archbishop of

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...

and Bishop of South Africa, Military * Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (2013.05.06 – 2020.04.01), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein * Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (2022.04.06 – present)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Christian organizations established in 1921 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1921 establishments in South Africa Kokstad Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Durban {{SouthAfrica-org-stub

History

Special churches

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See also

Sources