Continent: Southern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Bethlehem / Bethlehemen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Bloemfontein
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Immaculate Heart of Mary
Liturgical Calendar (National) π
Address: PO Box 366, Bethlehem 9700, South Africa
Phone: (058) 303 5351
Bishop (2008.12.31 β ...): | Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr. (76) |
Bishops of Bethlehem (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr. (76) Bishop of Bethlehem (South Africa)
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Bishop Hubert BΓΌcher
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Bishop Peter Kelleter, C.S.Sp.
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Vicars Apostolic of Bethlehem (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Peter Kelleter, C.S.Sp. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop LΓ©on Klerlein, C.S.Sp.
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Area: 34,965 kmΒ²
Population: 59,916 Catholics (7.0% of 858,779 total)
Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes
Personnel: 23 priests (22 diocesan, 1 religious), 2 deacons, 32 religious (1 brother, 31 sisters), 2 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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