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Suffragan diocese Rustenburg, South Africa

Diocese of Rustenburg

Rustenburgen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Rustenburg is a Latin Church diocese in North West province, South Africa, erected in 1971 as an apostolic prefecture and raised to a diocese in 1987. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pretoria and has been led by Bishop Robert Mogapi Mphiwe since 2020.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Phokeng, in Rustenburg, South Africa.

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Established
1971
Catholics
32,120
Priests
16
Territory
32,120 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Robert Mogapi Mphiwe
Born
14 March 1972
Birthplace
Pretoria

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The cathedral

Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Phokeng stands in Rustenburg, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The city of Rustenburg in South Africa gives its name to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rustenburg (Latin: Rustenburgen(sis)), which lies within the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria.

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