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Suffragan diocese Kimberley, South Africa

Diocese of Kimberley

Kimberleyen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Kimberley is a Latin Catholic see in the Northern Cape, South Africa, originating as a vicariate apostolic in 1886 and erected as a diocese in 1951. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bloemfontein, with its seat at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Kimberley.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Mary, in Kimberley, South Africa.

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Established
1951
Catholics
117,335
Priests
41
Territory
123,083 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Duncan Theodore Tsoke
Born
15 April 1964
Birthplace
Daveyton

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Mary stands in Kimberley, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Based in the South African city of Kimberley, within the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein, the Diocese of Kimberley (Latin: Kimberleyen(sis)) is a Latin Catholic see whose bishop is seated at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Kimberley.

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