Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | |||
15 November 1850 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale} | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal (erected) |
2 July 1879 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Zambese (erected) |
4 June 1886 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | Prefecture Apostolic of Transvaal (erected) |
4 June 1886 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange (erected) |
27 August 1921 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | Prefecture Apostolic of Zululand (erected) |
10 September 1921 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal (Southern part and Transkeian territories) | Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill (erected) |
19 April 1923 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal (Swaziland) | Prefecture Apostolic of Swaziland (erected) |
11 December 1923 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal (Mtunzini, Eshowe, NJcanshala, and Ugutu)
Prefecture Apostolic of Zululand | Vicariate Apostolic of Eshowe |
5 December 1924 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal (Welbedacht, Mariannhill, and Darrehoék) | Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill |
Archdiocese of Durban | |||
11 January 1951 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | Archdiocese of Durban |
23 June 1958 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bremersdorp (Piet Retief)
Archdiocese of Durban (Newcastle, Utrecht, Dundee, Klip Eivier, Helpmekaar, and parts of Msinga, Weenan, and Bergville north of Tugela river) Diocese of Lydenburg (Ermelo, Bethal, Standerton, Volksrust, Amersfoort, and Wakkerstroom) | Prefecture Apostolic of Volksrust (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | ||||||||||||
1949 | 74,424 | 1,301,719 | 5.7% | 4 | 84 | 88 | 845 | 110 | 489 | 48 | ap1951 | |
Archdiocese of Durban | ||||||||||||
1969 | 133,884 | 18 | 129 | 147 | 910 | 157 | 612 | 60 | ap1971 | |||
1980 | 170,324 | 1,875,229 | 9.1% | 19 | 87 | 106 | 1,606 | 1 | 131 | 617 | 73 | ap1981 |
1990 | 215,000 | 2,803,000 | 7.7% | 24 | 92 | 116 | 1,853 | 13 | 114 | 310 | 76 | ap1991 |
1999 | 225,271 | 3,070,000 | 7.3% | 25 | 100 | 125 | 1,802 | 23 | 244 | 310 | 74 | ap2000 |
2000 | 234,671 | 3,084,000 | 7.6% | 26 | 12 | 38 | 6,175 | 27 | 167 | 295 | 74 | ap2001 |
2001 | 217,726 | 3,000,000 | 7.3% | 27 | 110 | 137 | 1,589 | 31 | 325 | 278 | 73 | ap2002 |
2002 | 217,468 | 3,000,000 | 7.2% | 26 | 111 | 137 | 1,587 | 30 | 333 | 235 | 74 | ap2003 |
2003 | 209,104 | 3,000,000 | 7.0% | 25 | 108 | 133 | 1,572 | 30 | 338 | 283 | 74 | ap2004 |
2004 | 205,387 | 3,000,000 | 6.8% | 27 | 107 | 134 | 1,532 | 30 | 341 | 256 | 75 | ap2005 |
2006 | 211,000 | 3,020,000 | 7.0% | 32 | 110 | 142 | 1,485 | 30 | 345 | 343 | 74 | ap2007 |
2013 | 166,835 | 3,669,000 | 4.5% | 48 | 87 | 135 | 1,235 | 36 | 295 | 241 | 75 | ap2014 |
2016 | 141,539 | 3,442,360 | 4.1% | 48 | 83 | 131 | 1,080 | 43 | 269 | 255 | 75 | ap2017 |
2019 | 148,700 | 3,615,000 | 4.1% | 51 | 88 | 139 | 1,069 | 42 | 331 | 253 | 75 | ap2020 |
2021 | 140,709 | 3,420,000 | 4.1% | 52 | 85 | 137 | 1,027 | 43 | 336 | 238 | 75 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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