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Diocese of Kroonstad

Dioecesis Kroonstadensis



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General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kroonstad
26 November 1923ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale} (Kroonstad, Vredefort, Heilbron, Lindley, Senekal, Bethlehem, Ficksburg, Harrismith, Vrede, and half of the civil districts of Hoopstad, Winburg, and Ladybrand) Prefecture Apostolic of Kroonstad (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad
8 April 1935ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kroonstad Vicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad
12 February 1948Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad (Bethlehem, Harrismith, Vrede, Frankfort, Reitz, Lindley, Senekal, Fouriesburg, Ficksburg, Clocolan, and part of Ladybrand) Vicariate Apostolic of Bethlehem (erected)
12 February 1948Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad (Latin name changed from de Kroonstad)
Diocese of Kroonstad
11 January 1951ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad Diocese of Kroonstad

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad
195010,243190,1745.4%2222465501ap1951
Diocese of Kroonstad
197047,500400,00011.9%120212,261298012ap1971
198073,566600,00012.3%112135,65813203522ap1981
1990102,000879,00011.6%211137,846131325ap1991
199981,180950,0008.5%814223,690121417ap2000
2000107,7551,044,11810.3%415195,671141516ap2001
2001107,755937,52011.5%614205,387131417ap2002
2002107,755937,52011.5%612185,986121219ap2003
2003107,755939,15311.5%514195,671121418ap2004
200486,512940,1539.2%313165,407111313ap2005
201397,8001,020,0009.6%512175,75261210ap2014
2016102,0271,065,1189.6%711185,66821110ap2017
2019106,4601,111,4709.6%1110215,0691107ap2020
202148,000940,0045.1%1510251,9206106ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kroonstad
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 81, and Page 82
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 28, Page 92, and Page 93
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 40, Page 360, to Page 362
  • Diocese of Kroonstad
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 257, to Page 263

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