Continent: Southern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Kokstad / Kokstaden(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Durban
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Saint Patrick
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Address: Holycross House, 107 Hope Street, PO Box 65, Kokstad 4700, South Africa
Phone: (039) 727 2239
Bishop (2022.04.06 – ...): | Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (51) |
Bishops of Kokstad (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (51) Bishop of Kokstad (South Africa)
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Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (67) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa)
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Bishop William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M. (81) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pretoria (South Africa)
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Bishop Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (83) (later Cardinal) Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia
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Fr. Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (83) (later Cardinal) | ||||||||||
Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M.
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Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M.
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Prefects Apostolic of Mount Currie (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 17,635 km²
Population: 89,900 Catholics (4.5% of 2,013,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 16 parishes
Personnel: 22 priests (17 diocesan, 5 religious), 37 religious (5 brothers, 32 sisters), 5 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.12.15
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