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Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank

Coordinates: 33°35′00″S 22°12′00″E / 33.5833°S 22.2000°E / -33.5833; 22.2000
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Diocese of Witbank

Dioecesis Vitbankensis
Location
CountrySouth Africa
MetropolitanJohannesburg
Statistics
Area56,886 km2 (21,964 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
2,528,000
103,278 (4.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralChrist the King Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopXolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank (Latin: Vitbanken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Witbank in the ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.

History

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  • June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lydenburg from the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
  • December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lydenburg
  • January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Lydenburg
  • September 13, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Lydenburg – Witbank
  • November 10, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Witbank

Bishops

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  • Prefect Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (1939.06.30 – 1948.12.09 see below)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
  • Bishops of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1955.10.06)
    • Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (1956.02.29 – 1964.09.13 see below)
  • Bishops of Lydenburg – Witbank (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (see above 1964.09.13 – 1983.02.25)
    • Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1984.01.09 – 1987.11.10 see below)
  • Bishops of Witbank (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (see above 1987.11.10 – 2000.02.17), appointed Bishop of Pietersburg
    • Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (2001.10.02 – 2008.11.24), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria
    • Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.J. (2009.11.05 – 2019.05.30)
    • Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (since 2020.11.25)

Auxiliary Bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

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Sources

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33°35′00″S 22°12′00″E / 33.5833°S 22.2000°E / -33.5833; 22.2000