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Diocese of Kokstad

Dioecesis Kokstadensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 11 January 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Durban
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: South Africa
  • Square Kilometers: 17,635 (6,811 Square Miles)
  • Description: Bizana, Flagstaff, Lusikisiki, Port St John on the left bank of the Umzimvubu River, Mount Ayliff, Mount Frere, Tabankulu, Mount Currie, and Matatiele south of the Kenegha River
  • Official Web Site: https://kokstaddiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 65, 107 Hope St., Kokstad 4700, Natal, South Africa
  • Telephone: (039)727.2239
  • Fax: 727.1150

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Mount Currie
8 April 1935ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill (Bizana, Flagstaff, Lusikisiki, Mount Ayliff, Mount Frere, Tabankulu, Mount Currie, and part of Matatiele) Prefecture Apostolic of Mount Currie (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kokstad
11 July 1939ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Mount Currie Vicariate Apostolic of Kokstad
Diocese of Kokstad
11 January 1951ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kokstad Diocese of Kokstad

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Kokstad
195015,073370,0004.1%23236557312ap1951
Diocese of Kokstad
197039,467500,0007.9%22221,793267810ap1971
198044,372925,0004.8%19192,335274713ap1981
199048,7401,009,8404.8%15153,249203013ap1991
199966,7811,293,0005.2%417213,180223215ap2000
200066,0001,200,0005.5%512173,882183415ap2001
200168,1001,300,0005.2%611174,005173715ap2002
200271,3931,300,0005.5%611174,199173715ap2003
200371,5001,300,0005.5%810183,972163515ap2004
200472,0001,300,0005.5%810184,000163615ap2005
200674,4011,710,0004.4%913223,381174215ap2007
201388,2001,847,0004.8%91108,82043716ap2014
201685,5001,918,4244.5%97165,343193016ap2017
201989,2202,001,9754.5%147214,24873616ap2020
202187,9001,972,6804.5%155204,39553016ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Mount Currie
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 28, Page 91, and Page 92
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kokstad
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 18, and Page 19
  • Diocese of Kokstad
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 257, to Page 263

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