Catholic ChurchinRepublic of South Africa (South Africa) |
Also known as: Südafrika (Deutsch), Sudáfrica (español), l’Afrique du Sud (français), Repubblica Sudafricana (Italiano), Republika Południowej Afryki (polski), África do Sul (Português), 南非 (正體中文), 南アフリカ (日本語), Africa Australis (latine)
Roman Rite (27): Aliwal, Bethlehem, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, De Aar, Dundee, Durban, Eshowe, Ingwavuma, Johannesburg, Keimoes–Upington, Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Kokstad, Kroonstad, Mariannhill, Mthatha, Oudtshoorn, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Queenstown, Rustenburg, South African Defence Force, Tzaneen, Umzimkulu, Witbank
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Apostolic Nunciature: South Africa
Conference of Bishops: Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S.A.C.B.C.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I.M.B.I.S.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Continent: Southern Africa
Capital: Pretoria
Area: 1,214,470 km²
Population: 54,841,552
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Bouvet Island , ↖ Namibia , ↑ Botswana , ↗ Zimbabwe , ↗ Mozambique , → Eswatini , ↘ Heard Island and McDonald Islands , ☉ Lesotho
Religions: Protestant 36.6% (Zionist Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%), Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1%
Languages: isiZulu (official) 22.7%, isiXhosa (official) 16%, Afrikaans (official) 13.5%, English (official) 9.6%, Sepedi (official) 9.1%, Setswana (official) 8%, Sesotho (official) 7.6%, Xitsonga (official) 4.5%, siSwati (official) 2.5%, Tshivenda (official) 2.4%, isiNdebele (official) 2.1%, sign language 0.5%, other 1.6%
Ethnic Groups: black African 80.2%, white 8.4%, colored 8.8%, Indian/Asian 2.5%
Motto: (Unity in Diversity)
Area: 1,221,037 km²
Catholic Population: 3,907,000 Catholics (6.5% of 60,143,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 827 parishes, 1,601 mission stations (60 with resident priest, 1,541 without resident priest), 116 other centres
Clergy: 38 bishops (23 diocesan, 15 titular), 1,198 priests (616 diocesan, 582 religious), 267 permanent deacons (266 diocesan, 1 religious)
Non-Clergy: 1,951 religious (131 brothers, 1,820 sisters), 89 members of secular institutes (6 brothers, 83 sisters), 510 major seminarians, 503 missionaries, 11,368 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.21
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