Diocese of

Rustenburg

South Africa South Africa

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Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Rustenburg / Rustenburgen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Pretoria

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Liturgical Calendar (National) πŸ“…

History

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s House, St. Joseph’s Mission, Phokeng 0335, South Africa

Phone: (014) 573 3403

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.11.25 – ...):Bishop Robert Mogapi Mphiwe (52)Bishop Robert Mogapi Mphiwe (52)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Rustenburg (Roman Rite)

Bishop Robert Mogapi Mphiwe (52)Bishop Robert Mogapi Mphiwe (52)
(2020.11.25 – ...)

Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa)

Born:1972.03.14 (Pretoria, South Africa)
Ordained Priest:1997.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:2021.02.27

Priest of Pretoria (South Africa) (1997.11.01 – 2020.11.25)

Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa) (2020.11.25 – ...)

Bishop Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.SS.R. (80)Bishop Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.SS.R. (80)
(1990.12.02 – 2020.11.25)

Bishop emeritus of Rustenburg (South Africa)

Servus vester per Jesum

Born:1944.02.14 (Pretoria, South Africa)
Ordained Priest:1967.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:1991.01.27

Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa) (1990.12.02 – 2020.11.25)

Bishop Henry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R.
(1987.11.18 – 1990.01.30)

Born:1916.03.09 (South Africa)
Ordained Priest:1953.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:1988.01.30
Died:1990.01.30 († 73)

Prefect Apostolic of Rustenburg (South Africa) (1971.09.29 – 1987.11.18)

Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa) (1987.11.18 – 1990.01.30)

Prefects Apostolic of Rustenburg (Roman Rite)

Fr. Henry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R. (later Bishop)
(1971.09.29 – 1987.11.18)

(see above)

Special Churches

Kimberley (←), Gaborone (β†–), Francistown (↑), Polokwane (β†—), Pretoria (β†’), Johannesburg (β†˜), Klerksdorp (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 32,000 kmΒ²

Population: 54,500 Catholics (4.6% of 1,196,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 15 parishes

Personnel: 15 priests (2 diocesan, 13 religious), 15 deacons, 23 religious (14 brothers, 9 sisters), 1 seminarian

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Last updated on 2024.10.01

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