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Suffragan diocese Kroonstad, South Africa

Diocese of Kroonstad

Kroonstaden(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Kroonstad is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein, South Africa, in the Free State. Erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1923 and promoted to a diocese on 11 January 1951, it is led by Bishop Amos Mabuti Masemola following the 2022 resignation of Bishop Peter Holiday.

On the map

Esri
Kroonstad, South Africa, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1951
Catholics
86,512
Priests
25
Territory
30,248 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Amos Mabuti Masemola

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The cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral stands in Kroonstad, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The Diocese of Kroonstad (Latin: Kroonstaden(sis)) is a Latin Catholic see centered on the city of Kroonstad in South Africa, within the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein. Its last ordinary, Bishop Peter Holiday, had his resignation accepted for health reasons on 12 December 2022; Amos Mabuti Masemola has held the see since 17 February 2025.

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