Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad (Latin: Kokstaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kokstad in the Ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.
Diocese of Kokstad Dioecesis Kokstadensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Metropolitan | Durban |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,635.5 km2 (6,809.1 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,300,001 723,000 (5.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Zolile Peter Mpambani |
History
- April 8, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill
- July 11, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kokstad
Special churches
The Cathedral is the St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Kokstad.
Leadership
- Prefect Apostolic of Mount Currie (Roman rite)
- Father Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad (Roman rite)
- Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China; see above
- Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11); see below
- Bishops of Kokstad (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15); see above
- Bishop Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Durban in 1992 (Cardinal in 2001)
- Bishop William Slattery, O.F.M. (1993.11.17 - 2010.12.23), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
- Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (6 May 2013 – 1 April 2020), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
See also
- Roman Catholicism in South Africa
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