Roman Catholic Diocese of Umtata

Diocese of Umtata Dioecesis Umtatana
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Durban
Statistics
Area	22,500 km2 (8,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,717,676 68,198 (4.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Anton Sipuka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umtata (Latin: Umtatan(a)) is a diocese located in the city of Umtata, King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.

History

• 30 March 1930: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Umtata from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill
• 12 April 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Umtata
• 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Umtata

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven in Umtata.

Leadership

• Prefects Apostolic of Umtata (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Daniele Kauczor, M.C.C.I. (1923 – 1926)
  • Fr. Luigi Mohn, M.C.C.I. (1926.12.10 – 1930)
  • Fr. Emanuele Hanisch, M.H.M. (1930.10.28 – 1937.04.13 see below)
• Vicars Apostolic of Umtata (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Emanuele Hanisch, M.H.M. (see above 1937.04.13 – 1940.02.28)
  • Bishop Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. (1941.04.03 – 1951.01.11 see below)
• Bishops of Umtata (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1968.09.26)
  • Bishop Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. (1968.09.26 – 1974.05.09), appointed Bishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; future Archishop
  • Bishop Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1975.07.10 – 1978.04.27), appointed Archishop of Bloemfontein
  • Bishop Andrew Zolile T. Brook (1979.02.12 – 1995.01.07)
  • Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer (1997.04.21 – 2008.02.08)
  • Bishop Anton Sipuka (since 2008.02.08)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy