Suffragan diocese Mthatha, South Africa
Diocese of Mthatha
Umtatan(us)
Latin Church
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
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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.
- All Saints CathedralMthatha · CathedralView parish
- Ascension ParishSouthridge Park, MthathaView parish
- Christ the King ParishQumbuView parish
- Emmanuel ParishLandsend, MthathaView parish
- Good Shepherd ParishShepherd's Hope (Matatiele)View parish
- Martyrs of Uganda ParishTsoloView parish
- Mt Nicholas ParishLibodeView parish
- Our Lady of Lourdes ParishFarview (Mt Fletcher)View parish
- Sacred Heart ParishCalaView parish
- Sacred Heart ParishMariazell (Matatiele)View parish
- SHEPHERD’S HOPE (Matatiele) , Good Shepherd ParishTown not recordedView parish
- St Andrew's ParishTsita (Matatiele)View parish
- St AnthonyBeford, MthathaView parish
- St Barnabas ParishElliot (Khowa)View parish
- St Francis Xavier ParishMaclear (Nqanqaru)View parish
- St John the Baptist ParishPort St John's (Mzimvubu)View parish
- St Joseph's ParishNgqeleniView parish
- St Martin of Tour's ParishMount FletcherView parish
- St Michael's ParishCweleView parish
- St Michael’s ParishCweleView parish
- St Patrick's MissionSt Patrick, MthathaView parish
- St Paul's ParishNgangelizwe, MthathaView parish
- St Paul's ParishNgcobo (Engcobo)View parish
- St Peter's ParishElliotdale (Xhora)View parish
- St Peter’s ParishElliotdale (Xhora)View parish
- St. Mary's ParishMarialinden (Matatiele)View parish
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.