The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein ( la, Bloemfonteinen(sis)) is the Metropolitan

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History

* 1951.01.11: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein from the Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa.

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is

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Metropolitan Archbishops

* Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954) * William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10) *

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, O.M.I. (1966.08.06 – 1976.01.24), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg * Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1978.04.27 – 1997.06.10) *

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(10 October 2005 – 1 April 2020) * Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (1 April 2020 – present)

Suffragan Dioceses

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* Keimoes–Upington * Kimberley *

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