Roman Catholic Diocese of Polokwane

The Diocese of Polokwane (Latin: Dioecesis Polokwanensis ) is a location in South Africa, Roman Catholic diocese based in Polokwane.

History

The Diocese of Polokwane was built on December 22, 1910 by Pope Pius X. territorial concessions from the Apostolic Vicariate of the Transvaal as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Transvaal. On 13 June 1939, the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Transvaal by Pope Pius XII. raised to the Territorial Abbey and renamed Territorial Abbey Pietersburg. The Territorial Abbey Pietersburg announced on December 27, 1962 from parts of their territory establishing the Apostolic Prefecture of Louis Trichardt.

On 15 December 1988, the Territorial Abbey Pietersburg was elevated by Pope John Paul II to the diocese and the Archdiocese of Pretoria, is a suffragan. In September 2009, the Diocese of Pietersburg was renamed the Diocese of Polokwane.

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Northern Transvaal

  • Ildefonso Lanslots OSB, 1911-1922
  • Salvatore van Nuffel OSB, 1922-1939

Abbots of the Territorial Abbey Pietersburg

  • Friedrich Osterrath OSB, 1939-1952
  • Francis Clement Van Hoeck OSB, 1954-1974
  • Fulgence Werner Le Roy, OSB, 1975-1988

Bishops from Pietersburg

Bishops of Polokwane

  • Mogale Paul Nkhumishe, 2009-2011
  • Jeremiah Madimetja Masela, Since 2013
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria Order of Saint Benedict Friar Afrikaans Polokwane Local Municipality Transvaal Province Roman Catholic Diocese of Tzaneen Christianity in Africa
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