Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg

The Archdiocese of Johannesburg (Ioannesburgum) is the a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the metropolitan see of an ecclesiastical province.

History

 * June 4, 1886: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
 * September 16, 1904: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
 * April 9, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Johannesburg
 * January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Johannesburg
 * June 5, 2007: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Special churches

 * The cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg.
 * Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Moroka Soweto

Bishops

 * Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal
 * Bishop William Miller, O.M.I. (September 17, 1904 – May 2, 1912)
 * Bishop Charles Cox, O.M.I. (July 15, 1914 – July 14, 1924)
 * Vicars Apostolic of Johannesburg
 * Bishop David O'Leary (Bishop), O.M.I. (May 13, 1925 – November 25, 1950)
 * Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (November 25, 1950 – January 11, 1951 see below)
 * Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
 * Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (see above January 11, 1951 - July 18, 1954), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
 * Bishop Hugh Boyle (July 18, 1954 – January 24, 1976)
 * Archbishop (personal title) Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (January 24, 1976 – July 2, 1984)
 * Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond (July 2, 1984 – May 19, 2002)
 * Archbishop (personal title) Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (April 8, 2003 – June 5, 2007 see below)
 * Archbishops of Johannesburg
 * Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (aee above June 5, 2007 -)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

 * William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1948-1950)

Auxiliary Bishops

 * Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1972-1975), appointed Bishop of Umtata
 * Zithulele Patrick Mvemve (1986-1994), appointed Bishop of Klerksdorp
 * Reginald Joseph Orsmond (1983-1984), appointed Bishop here
 * Duncan Theodore Tsoke (2016-2021), appointed Bishop of Kimberly

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Peter John Holiday, appointed Bishop of Kroonstad in 2011
 * Luc Julian Matthys (priest here, 1961–1976), appointed Bishop of Armidale, Australia in 1999
 * Thomas Graham Rose, appointed Bishop of Dundee in 2008

Suffragan dioceses

 * Klerksdorp
 * Manzini
 * Witbank