Archdiocese of Johannesburg
Ioannesburgen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Johannesburg, South Africa
The Archdiocese of Johannesburg is a Latin rite metropolitan see in South Africa, originating as an apostolic prefecture in 1886 and elevated to an archdiocese in 2007. It has been led since his appointment in October 2024 by Cardinal Stephen Brislin.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 5 June 2007
- Latin
- Ioannesburgen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
- Annuario code
- 001001750
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,139,200
- Population
- 7,672,000
- Catholic share
- 14.8%
- Priests
- 46
- Catholics per priest
- 24,765
- Extent
- 14,517 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 78
of the people living within its bounds
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
- Stephen Brislin
- Born
- 24 September 1956
- Birthplace
- Welkom
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
Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Johannesburg, 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 Johannesburg
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of KlerksdorpKlerksdorp
- Diocese of ManziniManzini
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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].