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Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}

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Bishop(s)

  • Stephen Brislin, Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Sylvester Anthony John David, O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 11 January 1951
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: South Africa
  • Square Kilometers: 30,892 (11,932 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.catholic-ct.org.za/
  • Mailing Address: Cathedral Place, 12 Bouquet Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
  • Telephone: (021)462.2417
  • Fax: 461.9330

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}
30 July 1847ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope {Capo de Buona Speranza} Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale} (erected)
3 August 1874Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale} Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale} (erected)
28 June 1930Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale} (Worcester, Tulbagh, Ceres, Swellendam, Riversday, Montagu, Robertson, Laingsburg, Sutherland, and Ladysmith) Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}
9 April 1934Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale} (Island of Saint Helena) Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale} (Islands of Ascension and Tristan de Cunha)
Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town
13 June 1939Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale} Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town
Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}
11 January 1951ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Cape Town Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}
18 August 1986Territory LostArchdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad} (Islands of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town
195033,464762,0004.4%4040804188241132ap1951
Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}
195955,039913,9226.0%41499061110949335ap1960
197096,3431,120,5008.6%737114466913143149ap1971
1980141,7802,678,0005.3%61631241,14329741562ap1981
1990192,0002,304,0008.3%53591121,714498235267ap1991
1999191,9003,679,3755.2%65591241,547518524172ap2000
2000193,8103,734,5645.2%62601221,588519322969ap2001
2001196,7173,790,5815.2%59601191,653668021172ap2002
2002198,6843,846,4575.2%63621251,589628826072ap2003
2003200,6703,921,3975.1%68591271,580589326073ap2004
2004205,6793,539,3065.8%60601201,713579425272ap2005
2006213,6772,682,0008.0%63541171,826619421772ap2007
2013234,0002,875,0008.1%67571241,887599316772ap2014
2016248,8474,321,1015.8%71561271,959526715975ap2017
2019260,4364,626,1985.6%68661341,943507813675ap2020
2021268,3074,741,1565.7%66611272,112457014373ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 254, and Page 255
  • Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 257, to Page 263
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