The Roman Catholic Diocese of Polokwane ( la, Polokwanen(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 city of
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
in
South Africa
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.
History
* December 22, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Transvaal from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal.
* South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ...
* June 13, 1939: Promoted as
Territorial Prelature of Pietersburg
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Polokwane ( la, Polokwanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Polokwane in the Ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.
History
* December 22, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Norther ...
* December 15, 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Pietersburg
* September 4, 2009: Name changed - Diocese of Polokwane
Special churches
* The
sacred heart cathedral in biccard street is the seat of the
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
.
Leadership
* Prefects Apostolic of Northern Transvaal (Roman rite)
** Fr.
Ildefonso Lanslots
Ildefonsus or Ildephonsus (rarely ''Ildephoses'' or ''Ildefonse''; Spanish: San Ildefonso; c. 8 December 607 – 23 January 667) was a scholar and theologian who served as the metropolitan Bishop of Toledo for the last decade of his life. His G ...
, O.S.B. (1911 – 1922)
** Fr.
Salvatore van Nuffel
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, O.S.B. (1922.03.21 – 1939)
* Prelates of Pietersburg (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Frederic Osterrath Frederic may refer to:
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, O.S.B. (1939.11.14 – 1952)
** Bishop
Francis Clement van Hoeck
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, O.S.B. (1954.01.06 – 1975)
** Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. (1975.07.10 – 1988.12.15 ''see below'')
* Bishops of Pietersburg (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Fulgence Werner Le Roy
Fulgence Werner Le Roy (23 August 1924 – 14 October 2017) was a Catholic bishop.
Le Roy was ordained to the priesthood in 1952. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pietersburg (renamed to Polokwane in 2009), South Africa, from 1988 to 2000 ...
,
O.S.B.
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, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, found ...
(''see above'' 1988.12.15 – 2000.02.17)
** Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (2000.02.17 - 2009.09.04 ''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 Polokwane (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Mogale Paul Nkhumishe
Mogale Paul Thomas Nkumishe (28 February 1938 – 29 June 2012) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Polokwane, South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country ...
(''see above'' 2009.09.04 - 2011.12.09)
** Bishop
Jeremiah Madimetja Masela (2013.06.10 - present)
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 ...
*
Pietersburg Abbey
References
Sources
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
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Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa
Christian organizations established in 1910
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Pretoria