Diocese of Queenstown

The Diocese of Queenstown () is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the town of Queenstown in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.

History

• 1928: Established as the Mission “sui iuris” of Queenstown from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
• March 29, 1938: Promoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Queenstown
• April 9, 1948: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Queenstown
• January 11, 1951: Promoted as the Diocese of Queenstown

Special churches

• The cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown.

Bishops

• Prefect Apostolic of Queenstown
• Fr. John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1940.02.09 – 1948.04.09 see below)
• Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown
• Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
• Bishops of Queenstown
• Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1972.02.03)
• Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03)
• Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (1984.02.03 – 2009.11.16)
• Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako (23 May 2011 – 30 April 2019), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
• Bishop Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa, S.A.C. (since 3 March 2021)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Sithembele Anton Sipuka, appointed Bishop of Umtata in 2008

See also

• Catholic Church in South Africa

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy