Suffragan diocese Keimoes–Upington, South Africa
Diocese of Keimoes–Upington
Keimoesan(us)-Upingtonen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Keimoes-Upington is a Latin Rite diocese in the Northern Cape of South Africa, raised to a diocese in 1951 and renamed in 1985. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bloemfontein and has been sede vacante since Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi's tenure ended in December 2025.
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- Established
- 1951
- Catholics
- 60,501
- Priests
- 21
- Territory
- 272,265 km²
Parishes and churches
26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionPella · CathedralView parish
- Co-Cathedral of St AugustineUpington · CathedralView parish
- Christ the KingKamieskroonView parish
- Holy CrossPrieskaView parish
- Holy RosaryOkiepView parish
- Maria, Mater GratiaeBergsigView parish
- McTAGGART’S CAMP. St Peter ClaverTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady Help of ChristiansKeimoesView parish
- PRIESKA- GROBLERSHOOP St LeopoldTown not recordedView parish
- Sacred HeartNababeepView parish
- Served from UpingtonRietfonteinView parish
- SS Peter and PaulMatjieskloofView parish
- St AndrewKlawerView parish
- St CyprianKakamasView parish
- St Francis de SalesRietpoortView parish
- St Francis of AssisiGariesView parish
- St Francis XavierOnseepkansView parish
- St John the BaptistAugrabies (Noudonsies)View parish
- St JosephBlaauwskopView parish
- St Martin de PorresCalviniaView parish
- St Martin de PorresFriersdaleView parish
- St OdilonRiemvasmaakView parish
- St PeterLutzvilleView parish
- St Thérèse of the Child JesusVanrhynsdorpView parish
- St Vincent de PaulPofadderView parish
- St. ThomasVredendalView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes-Upington
- Zolile Peter Mpambani
- Born
- 20 February 1957
- Birthplace
- Umlamli
- Institute
- SACERDOTI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ (DEHONIANI)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Pella stands in Keimoes–Upington, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of St. Augustine, Upington.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Gathered around the towns of Keimoes and Upington in South Africa's Northern Cape (ZF Mgcawu District Municipality), the Diocese of Keimoes-Upington (Latin: Dioecesis Keimoesana-Upingtonensis) is a Latin Catholic see within the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein.