Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria (
.The cathedral archiepiscopal see of the Archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pretoria.
History
- Established on 1948.04.09 as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
- Promoted on 1951.01.11 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria, yet remains dependent on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (like missionary jurisdictions).
- Lost territory on 1971.06.28 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Rustenburg(now its suffragan see)
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
- Apostolic Vicar of Pretoria
- John Colburn Garner (9 April 1948 appointed – 1951.01.11), Titular Bishop of Tracula(1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Pretoria
- South Africa(1951.05.17 – 1976.03.26)
- South African Defence Force(1986.07.21 – 2008.11.24)
- Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (C.M.M.) (24 November 2008 appointed - 15 December 2009 resigned), also Military Ordinary of South African Defence Force (2008.11.24 – 2009.12.15); previously Bishop of Witbank(South Africa) (2001.10.02 – 2008.11.24)
- Apostolic Administrator Msgr. Abel Gabuza (2009.12.15 – 2010.12.23), without other office; later Bishop of Kimberley(South Africa) (2010.12.23 – 2018.12.08)
- Military Ordinary of South Africa; previously Bishop of Kokstad(South Africa) (1993.11.17 – 2010.12.23)
- Dabula Mpako (30 April 2019 appointed), simultaneously appointed Military Ordinary of South African Defence Force
Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- Abel Gabuza, appointed Bishop of Kimberley in 2010
- Dabula Anthony Mpako, appointed Bishop of Queenstown in 2011; later returned here as Archbishop
- Victor Hlolo Phalana, appointed Bishop of Klerksdorp in 2014
Province
Its
Suffragan
sees:
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Francistown, Botswana
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone, Botswana
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Polokwane
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rustenburg
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tzaneen
See also
- Roman Catholicism in South Africa