The Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank ( la, Vitbanken(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
Witbank
Witbank (), officially Emalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wa ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...
in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
.
History
* June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lydenburg from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
* December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lydenburg
* January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Lydenburg
* September 13, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Lydenburg – Witbank
* November 10, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Witbank
Bishops
* Prefect Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
** Fr. Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (1939.06.30 – 1948.12.09 ''see below'')
* Vicar Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
** Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (''see above'' 1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 ''see below'')
* Bishops of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (''see above'' 1951.01.11 – 1955.10.06)
** Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (1956.02.29 – 1964.09.13 ''see below'')
* Bishops of Lydenburg – Witbank (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Anthony Reiterer,
M.C.C.I. (''see above'' 1964.09.13 – 1983.02.25)
** Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1984.01.09 – 1987.11.10 ''see below'')
* Bishops of Witbank (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 count ...
(''see above'' 1987.11.10 – 2000.02.17), appointed Bishop of Pietersburg
** Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (2001.10.02 – 2008.11.24), appointed Archishop of Pretoria
** Bishop
Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.J. (2009.11.05 – 2019.05.30)
** Bishop
Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (since 2020.11.25)
Auxiliary 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 count ...
(1981-1984), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
João Noé Rodrigues, appointed Bishop of Tzaneen in 2010
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
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Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa
Christian organizations established in 1965
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Johannesburg