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
Location
Country	South Africa
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
Cathedral	St. Patrick's Cathedral
Language	IsiXhosa Sesotho English
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.

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

• Father Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11)

Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad

• Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
• Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11)

Bishops of Kokstad

• Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15)
• 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. (2013.05.06 – 2020.04.01), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
• Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (2022.04.06 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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