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Diocese of Polokwane

Dioecesis Polokwanensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 4 September 2009
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pretoria
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: South Africa
  • Square Kilometers: 69,533 (26,857 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: The Diocesan Office, 8 Compensatie Str., Polokwanc 0699; P.O. Box 166, Polokwane 0700, South Africa
  • Telephone: (015)295.81.52
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}
22 December 1910ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Transvaal Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale} (erected)
Territorial Abbey of Pietersburg
13 June 1939ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale} Territorial Abbey of Pietersburg
27 December 1962Territory LostTerritorial Abbey of Pietersburg (Soutpansberg, Lataba, and Sibasa) Prefecture Apostolic of Louis Trichardt (erected)
Diocese of Pietersburg
15 December 1988ElevatedTerritorial Abbey of Pietersburg Diocese of Pietersburg
Diocese of Polokwane
4 September 2009Name ChangedDiocese of Pietersburg Diocese of Polokwane

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Abbey of Pietersburg
195013,848118197282810010ap1951
197043,917650,0006.8%620261,68925197ap1971
198072,237839,0008.6%616223,28313345710ap1981
Diocese of Pietersburg
1990108,133910,00011.9%1012224,91510245726ap1991
1999105,9822,000,0005.3%1212244,4159285520ap2000
200095,1252,000,0004.8%119204,7569234718ap2001
200196,3112,000,0004.8%127195,0699144613ap2002
200298,2792,500,0003.9%1115263,7799324826ap2003
200396,7722,500,0003.9%1416303,22510254513ap2004
200486,2682,500,0003.5%185233,7508144412ap2005
Diocese of Polokwane
201093,5002,624,0003.6%217283,3397124013ap2011
201396,9002,722,0003.6%176234,2131193213ap2014
201629,4002,866,0001.0%148221,33610313ap2017
201931,4003,048,4001.0%148221,42710313ap2020
202125,1932,664,600.9%15151,679121413ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Abbey of Pietersburg
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 14, to Page 16
  • Diocese of Pietersburg
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 81, Page 720, and Page 721

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