Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Witbank (Vitbanken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Witbank in the ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.

History

 * June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lydenburg from the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
 * December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lydenburg
 * January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Lydenburg
 * September 13, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Lydenburg – Witbank
 * November 10, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Witbank

Bishops

 * Prefect Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
 * Fr. Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (1939.06.30 – 1948.12.09 see below)
 * Vicar Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
 * Bishops of Lydenburg (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1955.10.06)
 * Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (1956.02.29 – 1964.09.13 see below)
 * Bishops of Lydenburg – Witbank (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (see above 1964.09.13 – 1983.02.25)
 * Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1984.01.09 – 1987.11.10 see below)
 * Bishops of Witbank (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (see above 1987.11.10 – 2000.02.17), appointed Bishop of Pietersburg
 * Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (2001.10.02 – 2008.11.24), appointed Archishop of Pretoria
 * Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.J. (2009.11.05 – 2019.05.30)
 * Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (since 2020.11.25)

Auxiliary Bishop

 * Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1981-1984), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

 * João Noé Rodrigues, appointed Bishop of Tzaneen in 2010