Suffragan diocese Aliwal, South Africa
Diocese of Aliwal
Alivalen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Aliwal is a Latin diocese in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cape Town. It was established as a prefecture in 1923 and raised to a diocese in 1951; its bishop is Joseph Kizito.
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- Established
- 1951
- Catholics
- 42,300
- Priests
- 10
- Territory
- 31,200 km²
Parishes and churches
15 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- (Region of Aliwal) Sacred Heart CathedralAliwal North · CathedralView parish
- (Region Indwe/Dordrecht) Holy FamilyMolteno/Sterkstroom/SteynsburgView parish
- (Region of Aliwal) Our Lady of Mount CarmelAliwal NorthView parish
- (Region of Aliwal) St FrancisAliwal NorthView parish
- (Region of Aliwal) St JamesJamestownView parish
- (Region of Aliwal) St NicholasRouxvilleView parish
- (Region of Aliwal) St Pius X (Hilton Township)Aliwal North – HiltonView parish
- (Region of Aliwal) St Pius X (Town)BurgersdorpView parish
- (Region of Aliwal)St Peter and Paul (Township)BethulieView parish
- (Region of Indwe/Dordrecht) St BennoIndweView parish
- (Region of Indwe/Dordrecht) St Mary’sDordrechtView parish
- (Region of Sterkspruit/Teresa) Holy Family (Town)Barkly EastView parish
- (Region of Sterkspruit/Teresa) St MarthaSterkspruitView parish
- (Region of Sterkspruit/Teresa) St TeresaTeresa-WalazaView parish
- (UMHLANGA) (Region of Indwe/Dordrecht)St AugustineTafileView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Kizito
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The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Aliwal North stands in Aliwal, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Located in the city of Aliwal North (Joe Gqabi District Municipality), this Latin Catholic diocese (Latin: Alivalen(sis)) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.