Roman Catholic Diocese of Pietersburg

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Diocese of Pietersburg
Dioecesis Pietersburgensis

Statistics
Country:	South Africa
Metropolitan:	Pretoria
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	69,533 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	2,500,000 (2004) 86,268 (3.5%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Mogale Paul Nkhumishe

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pietersburg {Latin: Pietersburgen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Polokwane in the Ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.

Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] History

• December 22, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
• June 13, 1939: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Pietersburg
• December 15, 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Pietersburg

[edit] Special churches

• The cathedral is Cathedral of St. Benedict in Polokwane.

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[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Pietersburg (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (since 2000.02.17)
  • Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. (1988.12.15 – 2000.02.17)
• Prelates of Pietersburg (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. (1975.07.10 – 1988.12.15)
  • Bishop Francis Clement van Hoeck, O.S.B. (1954.01.06 – 1975)
  • Bishop Frederic Osterrath, O.S.B. (1939.11.14 – 1952)
• Prefects Apostolic of Northern Transvaal (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Salvatore van Nuffel, O.S.B. (1922.03.21 – 1939)
  • Fr. Ildefonso Lanslots, O.S.B. (1911 – 1922)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy