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Suffragan diocese Mthatha, South Africa

Diocese of Mthatha

Umtatan(us)

The Diocese of Mthatha (formerly Umtata) is a Latin rite suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of Durban, South Africa, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1930 and raised to a diocese in 1951. After Bishop Sithembele Sipuka was appointed Archbishop of Cape Town in January 2026, Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of Kokstad was named Apostolic Administrator of the vacant see.

On the map

Esri
Mthatha, 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
1930
Catholics
68,198
Priests
21
Territory
22,500 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Thulani Victor Mbuyisa
Born
13 February 1973
Birthplace
Exobho
Institute
MISSIONARI DI MARIANNHILL

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The cathedral

Cathedral of All Saints stands in Mthatha, 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.