Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

The Archdiocese of Bloemfontein () is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

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 Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bloemfontein.

Metropolitan Archbishops

• Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954)
• William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10)
• Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, 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)
• Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (2 January 1999 – 8 April 2003), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
• Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (10 October 2005 – 1 April 2020)
• Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (1 April 2020 – present)

Suffragan Dioceses

• Bethlehem
• Keimoes–Upington
• Kimberley
• Kroonstad

See also

• Catholic Church in South Africa
• List of Catholic dioceses in South Africa, Botswana, and Swaziland

References

External links

• GCatholic.org