Roman Catholic Diocese of Keimoes–Upington

Diocese of Keimoes–Upington
Dioecesis Keimoesanus-Upingtonensis
Location
Country South Africa
Metropolitan Bloemfontein
Statistics
Area 272,265 km2 (105,122 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
331,984
60,501 (18.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Patron saint The Immaculate Conception
& St. Francis de Sales
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keimoes–Upington (Latin: Keimoesan(us) – Upingtonen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of KeimoesUpington in the Ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

History

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Pella. The Co-Cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of St. Augustine in Upington.

Leadership

See also

Sources

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River.

Coordinates: 28°42′S 20°58′E / 28.700°S 20.967°E / -28.700; 20.967


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