Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg

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Johannesburg Archidioecesis Ioannesburgensis
Basic information
Location	Johannesburg
Territory	14,517 km²
Population	700,000
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron	Immaculate Conception of our Lady
Established	1886
Cathedral	Cathedral of Christ the King
Website	http://www.catholic-johannesburg.org.za/
Current leadership
Metropolitan	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.

The Roman Catholic Archiocese of Johannesburg (Latin: Ioannesburgen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan dioceses 5 See also 6 External links 7 Source

[edit] History

• June 4, 1886: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
• September 16, 1904: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
• April 9, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Johannesburg
• January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Johannesburg
• June 5, 2007: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg

[edit] Special churches

• The cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg.

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[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (since 2007.06.05)
• Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (2003.04.08 – 2007.06.05)
  • Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond (1984.07.02 – 2002.05.19)
  • Archbishop Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (1976.01.24 – 1984.07.02)
  • Bishop Hugh Boyle (1954.07.18 – 1976.01.24)
• Vicars Apostolic of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1950.11.25 – 1951.01.11)
  • Bishop David O’Leary, O.M.I. (1925.05.13 – 1950.11.25)
• Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Charles Cox, O.M.I. (1914.07.15 – 1924.07.14)
  • Bishop William Miller, O.M.I. (1904.09.17 – 1912.05.02)

[edit] Suffragan dioceses

• Klerksdorp
• Manzini
• Witbank

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

[edit] External links

• Official website

[edit] Source

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal.

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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