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Suffragan diocese Queenstown, South Africa

Diocese of Queenstown

Civitatis Reginae seu Queenstovnen(sis)

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

Esri
Queenstown, 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
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.

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.