Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}

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Bishop(s) Lawrence Patrick Henry, Archbishop Reginald Michael Cawcutt, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Aliwal De Aar Oudtshoorn Port Elizabeth Queenstown

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 11 January 1951 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: South Africa Square Kilometers: 30,372 (11,731 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

• Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}
  • Latin Name: Districtus Occidentalis Promontorii Bonae Spei
  • Erected: 30 July 1847
  • Vicariate
  • Country: South Africa

• Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town
  • Latin Name: Civitatis Capitis
  • Name Changed: 13 June 1939
  • Vicariate
  • Country: South Africa

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• William Placid Morris, O.S.B. † (9 Aug 1831 Appointed - Jan 1840 Resigned)
• Patrick Raymond Griffith, O.P. † (30 Jul 1847 Appointed - 18 Jun 1862 Died)
• Thomas Grimley † (19 Jun 1862 Succeeded - 29 Jan 1871 Died)
• John Leonard † (1 Oct 1872 Appointed - 19 Feb 1908 Died)
• John Rooney † (19 Feb 1908 Succeeded - Dec 1924 Retired)
• Bernard Cornelius O'Riley † (15 Jul 1925 Appointed - 6 Jun 1932 Resigned)
• Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. † (30 Jun 1933 Appointed - 12 Nov 1949 Resigned)
• Owen McCann † (12 Mar 1950 Appointed - 20 Oct 1984 Retired)
• Stephen Naidoo, C.SS.R. † (20 Oct 1984 Appointed - 1 Jul 1989 Died)
• Lawrence Patrick Henry (7 Jul 1990 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}
30 July 1847	Erected	Vicariate 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 1874	Territory Lost	Vicariate 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)
Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town
13 June 1939	Name Changed	Vicariate 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 1951	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town	Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}
18 August 1986	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town
1950	33,464	762,000	4.4%	40	40	80	418		82	411	32	ap1951
Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}
1959	55,039	913,922	6.0%	41	49	90	611		109	493	35	ap1960
1970	96,343	1,120,500	8.6%	73	71	144	669		131	431	49	ap1971
1980	141,780	2,678,000	5.3%	61	63	124	1,143	2	97	415	62	ap1981
1990	192,000	2,304,000	8.3%	53	59	112	1,714	49	82	352	67	ap1991
1999	191,900	3,679,375	5.2%	65	59	124	1,547	51	85	241	72	ap2000
2000	193,810	3,734,564	5.2%	62	60	122	1,588	51	93	229	69	ap2001
2001	196,717	3,790,581	5.2%	59	60	119	1,653	66	80	211	72	ap2002
2002	198,684	3,846,457	5.2%	63	62	125	1,589	62	88	260	72	ap2003
2003	200,670	3,921,397	5.1%	68	59	127	1,580	58	93	260	73	ap2004
2004	205,679	3,539,306	5.8%	60	60	120	1,713	57	94	252	72	ap2005
2006	213,677	2,682,000	8.0%	63	54	117	1,826	61	94	217	72	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Reginald Michael Cawcutt (Priest: 9 Jul 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 May 1992 to 17 Jul 2002)
• Lawrence Patrick Henry (Priest: 22 Dec 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 1987; Archbishop: 7 Jul 1990 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Patrick Raymond Griffith, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 30 Jul 1847 to 18 Jun 1862)
• Thomas Grimley † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 17 Sep 1860; Vicar Apostolic: 19 Jun 1862 to 29 Jan 1871)
• Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. † (Vicar Apostolic: 30 Jun 1933 to 12 Nov 1949)
• John Leonard † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Oct 1872 to 19 Feb 1908)
• Owen McCann † (Priest: 21 Dec 1935; Vicar Apostolic: 12 Mar 1950; Archbishop: 11 Jan 1951 to 20 Oct 1984)
• William Placid Morris, O.S.B. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Aug 1831 to Jan 1840)
• Stephen Naidoo, C.SS.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jul 1974; Archbishop: 20 Oct 1984 to 1 Jul 1989)
• Bernard Cornelius O'Riley † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Jul 1925 to 6 Jun 1932)
• John Rooney † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 29 Jan 1886; Vicar Apostolic: 19 Feb 1908 to Dec 1924)