Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Archdiocese of Johannesburg
Archidioecesis Ioannesburgensis
Location
Country  South Africa
Ecclesiastical province Johannesburg
Metropolitan Johannesburg
Statistics
Area 14,517 km2 (5,605 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
7,672,000
918,456 (12.0%)
Parishes 128
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1886
Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King
Patron saint Immaculate Conception of our Lady
Secular priests 181
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.
Auxiliary Bishops Duncan Theodore Tsoke
Website
catholicjhb.org.za

The Roman Catholic Archiocese of Johannesburg (Latin: Ioannesburgen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.

History

  • June 4, 1886: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
  • September 16, 1904: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
  • April 9, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Johannesburg
  • January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Johannesburg
  • June 5, 2007: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Special churches

Leadership

  • Archbishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (Bishop since April 8, 2003; Archbishop since June 5, 2007)
  • Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (April 8, 2003 – present; became Archbishop on June 5, 2007)
    • Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond (July 2, 1984 – May 19, 2002)
    • Archbishop Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (January 24, 1976 – July 2, 1984)
    • Bishop Hugh Boyle (July 18, 1954 – January 24, 1976)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (November 25, 1950 – January 11, 1951)
    • Bishop David O'Leary (Bishop), O.M.I. (May 13, 1925 – November 25, 1950)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Charles Cox, O.M.I. (July 15, 1914 – July 14, 1924)
    • Bishop William Miller, O.M.I. (September 17, 1904 – May 2, 1912)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

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