Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank
Diocese of Witbank Dioecesis Vitbankensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan | Johannesburg |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 56,886 km2 (21,964 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,528,000 103,278 (4.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank (Latin: Vitbanken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Witbank in the ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.
History
- June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lydenburg from the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
- December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lydenburg
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Lydenburg
- September 13, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Lydenburg – Witbank
- November 10, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Witbank
Bishops
- Prefect Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
- Fr. Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (1939.06.30 – 1948.12.09 see below)
- Vicar Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
- Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
- Bishops of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
- Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1955.10.06)
- Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (1956.02.29 – 1964.09.13 see below)
- Bishops of Lydenburg – Witbank (Roman rite)
- Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (see above 1964.09.13 – 1983.02.25)
- Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1984.01.09 – 1987.11.10 see below)
- Bishops of Witbank (Roman rite)
- Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (see above 1987.11.10 – 2000.02.17), appointed Bishop of Pietersburg
- Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (2001.10.02 – 2008.11.24), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria
- Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.J. (2009.11.05 – 2019.05.30)
- Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (since 2020.11.25)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1981–1984), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- João Noé Rodrigues, appointed Bishop of Tzaneen in 2010