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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

Roman Catholic archdiocese in South Africa

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein (Latin: Bloemfonteinen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

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History

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bloemfontein.

Metropolitan Archbishops

  • Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954)
  • William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10)
  • Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (1966.08.06 – 1976.01.24), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
  • Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1978.04.27 – 1997.06.10)
  • Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (1999.01.02 – 2003.04.08), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
  • Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (10 October 2005 – 1 April 2020)
  • Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (1 April 2020 – present)

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

References

    29.1000°S 26.2167°E / -29.1000; 26.2167


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