Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown (Template:Langx) is a diocese located in the town of Queenstown in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
History
- 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Queenstown from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
- March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Queenstown
- April 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Queenstown
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Queenstown
Special churches
- The cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown.
Bishops
- Prefect Apostolic of Queenstown
- Fr. John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1940.02.09 – 1948.04.09 see below)
- Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown
- Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
- Bishops of Queenstown
- Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1972.02.03)
- Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03)
- Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (1984.02.03 – 2009.11.16)
- Bishop Dabula Mpako (2011.05.23 – 2019.04.30), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
- Bishop Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, S.A.C. (2021.03.03 – ...)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Sithembele Anton Sipuka, appointed Bishop of Umtata in 2008
See also
Sources
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