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Suffragan diocese Tzaneen, South Africa

Diocese of Tzaneen

Tzaneen(sis)

The Diocese of Tzaneen is a Latin Church diocese in Limpopo, South Africa, erected in 1962 (originally as the Apostolic Prefecture of Louis Trichardt) and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Pretoria. Its ordinary is Bishop João Noé Rodrigues, appointed in 2010.

On the map

Esri
Tzaneen, 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
1962
Catholics
49,543
Priests
27
Territory
49,472 km²

Parishes and churches

14 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
João Noé Rodrigues
Born
8 March 1955
Birthplace
Cape Town

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Tzaneen stands in Tzaneen, 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.

History

Centered on the city of Tzaneen in South Africa, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tzaneen (Latin: Tzaneen(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria.