The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umtata ( la, Umtatan(a)) 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

Umtata Mthatha , formerly Umtata, is the main city of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality. The city has an airport, previously known as the K. D. Matanzi ...

, King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

History

* 30 March 1930: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Umtata 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 ...

* 12 April 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Umtata * 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Umtata

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 denomination ...

is the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven in Umtata.

Leadership

* Prefects Apostolic of Umtata (Roman rite) ** Fr. Daniele Kauczor, M.C.C.I. (1923 – 1926) ** Fr. Luigi Mohn, M.C.C.I. (1926.12.10 – 1930) ** Fr. Emanuele Hanisch, M.H.M. (1930.10.28 – 1937.04.13 ''see below'') * Vicars Apostolic of Umtata (Roman rite) ** Bishop Emanuele Hanisch, M.H.M. (''see above'' 1937.04.13 – 1940.02.28) ** Bishop Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. (1941.04.03 – 1951.01.11 ''see below'') *

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Umtata (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. (''see above'' 1951.01.11 – 1968.09.26) ** Bishop Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. (1968.09.26 – 1974.05.09), appointed Bishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; future Archishop ** Bishop Peter Fanyana John Butelezi,

O.M.I. The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on August 1, ...

(1975.07.10 – 1978.04.27), appointed Archishop of Bloemfontein ** Bishop Andrew Zolile T. Brook (1979.02.12 – 1995.01.07) ** Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer (1997.04.21 – 2008.02.08) ** Bishop Anton Sipuka (since 2008.02.08)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Christian organizations established in 1930 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Durban King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality {{SouthAfrica-org-stub

History

Special churches

Leadership

See also

Sources