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Suffragan diocese Umzimkulu, South Africa

Diocese of Umzimkulu

Umzimkulen(sis)

The Diocese of Umzimkulu is a Latin Church diocese centered at Harding in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, erected in 1954 from the Diocese of Mariannhill and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Durban. Its bishop is Stanisław Jan Dziuba, appointed in 2008.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Harding, in Umzimkulu, South Africa.

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Established
1954
Catholics
141,363
Priests
17
Territory
15,275 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
Stanisław Jan Dziuba
Born
27 April 1960
Birthplace
Radomsko
Institute
MONACI DI SAN PAOLO PRIMO EREMITA

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Harding stands in Umzimkulu, 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 at the city of Harding, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Umzimkulu (Latin: Umzimkulen(sis)) lies within the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa. It counts 15 parishes, each with 5-14 outstations, chapels served by missionaries.