The Roman Catholic Diocese of Klerksdorp ( la, Dioecesis Klerkpolitana) is a

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located in the city of

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in the

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. The second bishop of Klerksdorp was His Lordship, the

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Bishop

Zithulele Patrick Mvemve Zithulele Patrick Mvemve (31 May 1941 – 6 July 2020) was a South African Roman Catholic bishop. Mvemve was born in Evaton, South Africa, and educated at St Martin de Porres High School in Soweto. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1969; ...

, former auxiliary bishop of

(while serving there, he was the

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). On Friday, April 26, 2013,

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accepted Bishop Mvemve's resignation as Bishop, under Canon 401.2 of the

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. Pope Francis then appointed Johannesburg's

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, as

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until the third bishop was named.

History

* October 14, 1965: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Transvaal from the Diocese of Johannesburg * February 27, 1978: Promoted as Diocese of Klerksdorp

Leadership

* Prefect Apostolic of Western Transvaal (Roman rite) ** Fr. Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I. (1965.11.09 – 1978.02.27 ''see below'') *

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s of Klerksdorp (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I. (born 31 July 1924) is a Belgian-born South African Catholic prelate who served as the first Diocesan Bishop of the new promoted Roman Catholic Diocese of Klerksdorp from 27 February 1978 until his resignat ...

(''see above'' 1978.02.27 – 1994.03.26) ** Bishop

(1994.03.26 - 2013.04.26) ** Bishop Victor Hlolo Phalana (2015.01.25 - present day)

References

GCatholic.org

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 Johannesburg {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub

History

Leadership

See also

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