Suffragan diocese Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Diocese of Port Elizabeth

Portus Elizabethen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Port Elizabeth is a Latin Rite diocese in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, erected in 1951. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, led by Bishop Vincent Mduduzi Zungu since 2014.

On the map

The address the register holds for St. Augustine's Cathedral, Gqeberha, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

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Established: 1951
Catholics: 137,689
Priests: 59
Territory: 71,828 km²

Parishes and churches

20 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

Bishop: Vincent Mduduzi Zungu
Born: 28 April 1966
Birthplace: Mbongolwane
Institute: ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI

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The cathedral

St. Augustine's Cathedral, Gqeberha stands in Port Elizabeth, 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 see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 11 January 1951
Latin: Portus Elizabethen(sis)
Patron: Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt, Saint Patrick
Annuario code: 001002636

The see in figures

Catholics: 137,689
Population: 3,000,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 4.6%
Priests: 59
Catholics per priest: 2,334
Extent: 71,828 km²
Catholics per km²: 1.9

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: 10 Park Lane, Central, Port Elizabeth 6001, South Africa
Telephone: [043]733.8415; fax 733.8416
Email: [email protected]

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The province of Cape Town

A suffragan of Cape Town.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of OudtshoornOudtshoorn316 km
Diocese of De AarDe Aar397 km
Diocese of MthathaMthatha398 km
Diocese of Mohale’s HoekMohale’s Hoek, Lesotho480 km
Diocese of KokstadKokstad523 km
Diocese of Qacha’s NekQacha’s Nek, Lesotho534 km
Archdiocese of BloemfonteinBloemfontein542 km
Archdiocese of MaseruMaseru, Lesotho547 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].