Archdiocese of Durban
Durbanian(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Durban, South Africa
The Archdiocese of Durban is a Latin Church metropolitan see in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It originated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Natal in 1850 and was elevated to an archdiocese in 1951, overseeing suffragan dioceses including Dundee, Eshowe, Kokstad, Mariannhill, Mthatha, and Umzimkulu.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 January 1951
- Latin
- Durbanian(us)
- Patron
- Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción
- Annuario code
- 001001338
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 217,468
- Priests
- 131
- Catholics per priest
- 1,660
- Extent
- 20,300 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Siegfried Mandla Jwara
- Born
- 1 February 1957
- Birthplace
- St. Nivard
- Institute
- MISSIONARI DI MARIANNHILL
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Emmanuel Cathedral stands in Durban, 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.
The province of Durban
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of DundeeDundee
- Diocese of EshoweEshowe
- Diocese of KokstadKokstad
- Diocese of MariannhillMariannhill
- Diocese of MthathaMthatha
- Diocese of UmzimkuluUmzimkulu
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Archdiocese of Durban grew out of the Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, erected on 15 November 1850 and raised on 11 January 1951 to an archdiocese under its present title. A Church census from 2002 recorded 217,468 Catholics across 74 parishes. The Metropolitan Province of Durban includes the suffragan dioceses of Dundee, Eshowe, Kokstad, Marianhill, Umtata and Umzimkulu.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].