Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn

Diocese of Oudtshoorn Dioecesis Oudtshoornensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Cape Town
Statistics
Area	113,343 km^2 (43,762 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 997,920 26,344 (2.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia

Bishop Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn (Latin: Oudtshoornen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Oudtshoorn in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.

History

• August 3, 1874: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cape of Good Hope, Central District from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Western District
• June 13, 1939: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Oudtshoorn
• December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oudtshoorn

January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Oudtshoorn

Special churches

• The cathedral is St. Saviour’s Cathedral in Oudtshoorn.

Leadership

• Bishops of Oudtshoorn (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia (since 2010.05.28)
  • Bishop Edward Robert Adams (1983.05.02 - 2010.05.28)
    

    Bishop Emeritus Edward Robert Adams
  • Bishop Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. (1969.03.06 – 1982.04.20)
  • Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. (1951.01.11 – 1968.10.02)
• Vicars Apostolic of Oudtshoorn (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. (1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11)
• Prefects Apostolic of Oudtshoorn (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Teodoro Koenig, S.A.C. (1939.06.13 – 1947)
• Prefects Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Teodoro Koenig, S.A.C. (1934.01.12 – 1939.06.13)
  • Bishop Francis Hennemann, S.A.C. (1922.06.26 – 1933.06.30)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

Source

• Website (Diocese of Oudtshoorn)
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 33°35′10″S 22°12′16″E / 33.58611°S 22.20444°E