The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad ( la, Kroonstaden(sis)) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Kroonstad
Kroonstad (Afrikaans directly translated "Crown City") is the third largest city in the Free State (after Bloemfontein and Welkom) and lies two hours' drive on the N1 from Gauteng. Maokeng is an area within Kroonstad, and is occasionally used ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Bloemfontein
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in
South Africa
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. The last ordinary was Bishop
Peter Holiday whose resignation due to health reasons was accepted on 12 December 2022.
History
* 26 November 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kroonstad from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa
* 8 April 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kroonstad
* 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kroonstad
Special churches
The
Cathedral
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is the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Kroonstad.
St.Paul's parish in Rammolutsi.
Leadership
* Prefects Apostolic of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
** Fr.
Guglielmo Herting, C.S.Sp. (1923 – 1924)
** Fr. Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. (1924.03.24 – 1935.04.08 ''see below'')
* Vicars Apostolic of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Léon Klerlein
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Places
Europe
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* Province of León, Spain
* Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...
,
C.S.Sp.
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(''see above'' 1935.04.08 – 1948.02.12), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Bethlehem
** Bishop Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velsen, O.P. (1950.05.31 – 1951.01.11 ''see below'')
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Kroonstad (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velsen
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, O.P. (''see above'' 1951.01.11 – 1975.11.15)
** Bishop
Johannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer
Johannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer (born 19 July 1930 in Amsterdam – 2 July 2003) was a Dutch clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kroonstad. He became ordained in 1957. He was appointed bishop in 1977. He died on 2 ...
,
O.P. (1977.04.15 – 2003.07.02)
** Bishop
Stephen Brislin
Stephen Brislin (born 24 September 1956) is a South African prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was ordained as a priest on 19 Nov 1983 in the Diocese of Kroonstad, South Africa, and became Bishop of Kroonstad on 28 Jan 2007.
He has ser ...
(2006.10.17 – 2009.12.18), appointed Archbishop of Cape Town
** Bishop Peter Holiday (2011.04.01 - 2022.12.12)
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 under the spiritual leadership of the Southern African Catholic Bish ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Kroonstad
Kroonstad (Afrikaans directly translated "Crown City") is the third largest city in the Free State (after Bloemfontein and Welkom) and lies two hours' drive on the N1 from Gauteng. Maokeng is an area within Kroonstad, and is occasionally used ...
Christian organizations established in 1923
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Moqhaka
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bloemfontein
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