Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown (Queenstovnen(sis)) 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 Archishop 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