Suffragan diocese Queenstown, South Africa
Diocese of Queenstown
Civitatis Reginae seu Queenstovnen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Queenstown is a Latin rite suffragan see in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, established as a diocese in 1951. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, with the Cathedral of Christ the King as its seat. Its current ordinary, Siphiwo Paul Vanqa, was ordained bishop in 2021.
On the map
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- Established
- 1951
- Catholics
- 61,600
- Priests
- 20
- Territory
- 25,000 km²
Parishes and churches
28 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of Christ the King, (until : St Dominic’s, )Queenstown · CathedralView parish
- Christ the KingButterworthView parish
- Christ the KingZiguduView parish
- Good Shepherd, , Msobomvu Township, Butterworth (Address and contact detailsButterworth–MsobomvuView parish
- Holy CrossMckay’S NekView parish
- Holy FamilyDutywaView parish
- Holy Family, .Keilands, DistrKeilandsView parish
- Holy SpiritCentaneView parish
- Holy SpiritNgqamakhweView parish
- Our Lady, Mother of Divine LoveNtaba MariaView parish
- Our Lady, Queen of ApostlesCathcartView parish
- Our Lady, Queen of Apostles, ; as precedingCathcart–KatikatiView parish
- Queen of Peace, .Catholic Mission, Doran StreetWillowvaleView parish
- Sacred Heart of JesusQoqodalaView parish
- St Francis de SalesLady FrereView parish
- St Francis XavierBalfourView parish
- St JamesCofimvabaView parish
- St JosephStutterheimView parish
- St Josephine Bakhita , Xhosa-language parishQueenstown–KhayelitshaView parish
- St Martin de PorresLesseytonView parish
- St Mary’s (Our Lady, Mother of Divine Love)StutterheimView parish
- St MichaelIlingeView parish
- St Michael and All AngelsLumkoView parish
- St Theresa of LisieuxQueenstownView parish
- St Theresa of Lisieux, , Xhosa-language parishQueenstown–MlungisiView parish
- St Thomas MoreTsomoView parish
- St Vincent Pallotti, (formerly St Patrick, )WhittleseaView parish
- Uganda MartyrsTarkastadView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Paul Siphiwo Vanqa
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Queenstown, 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.