Diocese of Kroonstad
Kroonstaden(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kroonstad, South Africa
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 January 1951
- Latin
- Kroonstaden(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Patrick
- Annuario code
- 001001912
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 86,512
- Population
- 940,153
- Catholic share
- 9.2%
- Priests
- 25
- Catholics per priest
- 3,460
- Extent
- 30,248 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.9
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
- Bishop
- Amos Mabuti Masemola
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
St. Patrick's Cathedral stands in Kroonstad, 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 Bloemfontein
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bloemfontein.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BloemfonteinBloemfontein
- Diocese of BethlehemBethlehem
- Diocese of Keimoes–UpingtonKeimoes–Upington
- Diocese of KimberleyKimberley
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
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].