The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aliwal ( la, Alivalen(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
Aliwal North
Aliwal North (officially Maletswai) is a town in central South Africa on the banks of the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province. It is a medium-sized commercial centre in the northernmost part of the Eastern Cape.
History
Sir Harry Smith, then ...
(
Joe Gqabi District Municipality
Joe Gqabi District Municipality is one of the seven districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Joe Gqabi is Barkly East. The majority of its 349,768 people speak IsiXhosa ( 2011 census).
Before 1 February 2010 it was known a ...
) in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of Eastern Cape in
South Africa
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.
History
* June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gariep from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
* January 27, 1936: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal
* January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Aliwal
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 denominatio ...
is named Sacred Heart Cathedral situated on the corner of Cathcart and Young Streets in Aliwal North.
Leadership
;Prefect Apostolic of Gariep
* Fr.
Franz Wolfgang Demont Franz may refer to:
People
* Franz (given name)
* Franz (surname)
Places
* Franz (crater), a lunar crater
* Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada
* Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...
, S.C.I. (27 July 1923 – 27 January 1936 ''see below'')
;Vicars Apostolic of Aliwal
* Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. (''see above'' 27 January 1936 – 3 February 1944)
*
Johannes Baptist Lück
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
, S.C.I. (13 March 1947 – 11 January 1951 ''see below'')
;Bishops of Aliwal
* Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. (''see above'' 11 January 1951 – 17 December 1973)
*
Everardus Antonius M. Baaij,
S.C.I. (17 December 1973 – 30 October 1981)
*
Fritz Lobinger (18 November 1987 – 29 April 2004)
* Michael Wuestenberg (24 February 2008 – 1 September 2017)
*
Joseph Kizito (15 November 2019 – 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 ...
References
External links
Official website
Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa
Christian organizations established in 1923
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cape Town
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