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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg | |||
12 June 1923 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal | Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Lydenburg | |||
9 December 1948 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg | Vicariate Apostolic of Lydenburg |
Diocese of Lydenburg | |||
11 January 1951 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Lydenburg | Diocese of Lydenburg |
23 June 1958 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bremersdorp
Archdiocese of Durban Diocese of Lydenburg | Prefecture Apostolic of Volksrust (erected) |
Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank | |||
13 September 1964 | Name Changed | Diocese of Lydenburg | Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank |
Diocese of Witbank | |||
10 November 1987 | Name Changed | Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank | Diocese of Witbank |
5 June 2007 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Witbank (from Pretoria) |
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 Lydenburg | ||||||||||||
1950 | 7,650 | 795,000 | 1.0% | 30 | 30 | 255 | 18 | 61 | 14 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Lydenburg | ||||||||||||
Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank | ||||||||||||
1970 | 30,500 | 1,060,000 | 2.9% | 6 | 39 | 45 | 677 | 60 | 95 | 22 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 77,000 | 1,310,000 | 5.9% | 6 | 30 | 36 | 2,138 | 49 | 95 | 20 | ap1981 | |
Diocese of Witbank | ||||||||||||
1990 | 156,500 | 2,300,000 | 6.8% | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5,796 | 10 | 28 | 90 | 20 | ap1991 |
1999 | 105,000 | 2,585,000 | 4.1% | 11 | 26 | 37 | 2,837 | 9 | 31 | 63 | 20 | ap2000 |
2000 | 105,000 | 2,642,000 | 4.0% | 12 | 24 | 36 | 2,916 | 8 | 27 | 62 | 20 | ap2001 |
2001 | 105,000 | 2,461,000 | 4.3% | 14 | 24 | 38 | 2,763 | 8 | 27 | 62 | 20 | ap2002 |
2002 | 105,000 | 2,461,000 | 4.3% | 13 | 24 | 37 | 2,837 | 8 | 27 | 61 | 20 | ap2003 |
2003 | 105,000 | 2,461,000 | 4.3% | 13 | 22 | 35 | 3,000 | 7 | 24 | 61 | 20 | ap2004 |
2004 | 103,278 | 2,528,000 | 4.1% | 16 | 25 | 41 | 2,518 | 8 | 26 | 62 | 20 | ap2005 |
2010 | 106,900 | 2,674,000 | 4.0% | 17 | 17 | 34 | 3,144 | 5 | 17 | 52 | 22 | ap2011 |
2014 | 111,500 | 2,783,000 | 4.0% | 17 | 15 | 32 | 3,484 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 22 | ap2015 |
2017 | 117,700 | 2,938,780 | 4.0% | 18 | 18 | 36 | 3,269 | 14 | 22 | 58 | 23 | ap2018 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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