Archdiocese of Cape Town

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Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church in South Africa, established in 1818 as the Apostolic Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope and elevated to an archdiocese in 1951. Archbishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka was appointed to lead the see in January 2026.

Archbishop
Sithembele Anton Sipuka
Latin name
Civitatis Capitis
Erected
11 January 1951 (origins 1818)
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt
Patron
Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt and St. Patrick
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Cape Town (Archdiocese of Cape Town (it is itself the metropolitan see))
Catholics
276,415
Parishes
74
Catholics per parish
3,735
Chancery
Cathedral Place, 12 Bouquet Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
Telephone
Tel. [021]462.2417
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001049 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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