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Suffragan diocese Eshowe, South Africa

Diocese of Eshowe

Eshoven(sis)

The Diocese of Eshowe is a Latin Church diocese in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Durban. Established as an apostolic prefecture in 1921 and elevated to a diocese in 1951, the see has been vacant since 2020 and is administered by Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St Benedict's Cathedral, Eshowe, in Eshowe, South Africa.

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Established
1951
Catholics
81,000
Priests
58
Territory
26,364 km²

Parishes and churches

28 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Wilfrid Napier

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The cathedral

St Benedict's Cathedral, Eshowe stands in Eshowe, 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

In South Africa, the Latin Catholic Diocese of Eshowe (Latin: Eshoven(sis)) has its seat in the city of Eshowe and forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Durban.