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Diocese of Oudtshoorn

Dioecesis Oudtshoornensis



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General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}
3 August 1874ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale} Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale} (erected)
20 June 1885Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale} Prefecture Apostolic of Orange River (erected)
16 March 1927Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Orange River (Calvinia and Fraserburg) Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}
16 March 1927Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale} (Prieska) Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River
28 June 1930Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale} (Worcester, Tulbagh, Ceres, Swellendam, Riversday, Montagu, Robertson, Laingsburg, Sutherland, and Ladysmith) Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}
9 April 1934Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale} (Island of Saint Helena) Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale} (Islands of Ascension and Tristan de Cunha)
Prefecture Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
13 June 1939Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale} Prefecture Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
Vicariate Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
9 December 1948ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Oudtshoorn Vicariate Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
Diocese of Oudtshoorn
11 January 1951ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Oudtshoorn Diocese of Oudtshoorn
27 September 1979Territory LostDiocese of Oudtshoorn (Calvinia and Williston) Diocese of Keimoes

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
19503,780356,5411.1%3172018927109ap1951
Diocese of Oudtshoorn
197014,011600,0002.3%325285003111024ap1971
198012,639523,4402.4%12324526307525ap1981
199014,300553,0002.6%416207152244533ap1991
199922,522816,1672.8%714211,0723213417ap2000
200028,158856,9753.3%714211,3404223417ap2001
200124,774858,4762.9%814221,1264212717ap2002
200224,863944,3242.6%914231,0814192717ap2003
200325,088950,4002.6%1013231,0903171917ap2004
200426,344997,9202.6%109191,3865122217ap2005
201327,6561,088,0002.5%148221,257692617ap2014
201630,4501,145,0002.7%1310231,3234102717ap2017
201933,1201,194,8602.8%139221,5052112314ap2020
202135,160982,3003.6%139221,5981112314ap2022

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


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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 268, and Page 269
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 23, Page 43, and Page 44
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 169, and Page 170
  • Diocese of Oudtshoorn
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 257, to Page 263
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