Prior to 1924 the territory was part of the Kimberly Vicariate.[2]
From 1924 to February 12 1948, it was known as the Kroonstad Vicariate.[2]
In February 1948, the Kroonstad Vicariate was split into two separate Vicariates by Papal Decree; the western part with Kroonstad was entrusted to the Dominican Fathers of the Dutch Province, while the eastern part with Bethlehem was entrusted to the Holy Ghost Fathers (CSSp) of the German Province.[2]
February 12, 1948: the territory was established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Bethlehem from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kroonstad
January 11, 1951: the Apostolic Vicariate was promoted and became the Diocese of Bethlehem.
In 2023, there were 74.343 Catholics in the diocese, just over 10% of the local population.[1]
Special churchesEdit
The Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Bethlehem.
roman, catholic, diocese, bethlehem, south, africa, roman, catholic, diocese, bethlehem, latin, bethlehemen, diocese, located, city, bethlehem, ecclesiastical, province, bloemfontein, south, africa, diocese, bethlehemdioecesis, bethlehemensislocationcountry, s. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem Latin Bethlehemen sis is a diocese located in the city of Bethlehem in the Ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa 1 Diocese of BethlehemDioecesis BethlehemensisLocationCountry South AfricaEcclesiastical provinceBloemfonteinStatisticsArea34 965 km2 13 500 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2006 946 00077 600 8 2 InformationSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopJan de GroefBishops emeritusHubert Bucher Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Bishops 3 1 Other priest of this diocese who became bishop 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditPrior to 1924 the territory was part of the Kimberly Vicariate 2 From 1924 to February 12 1948 it was known as the Kroonstad Vicariate 2 In February 1948 the Kroonstad Vicariate was split into two separate Vicariates by Papal Decree the western part with Kroonstad was entrusted to the Dominican Fathers of the Dutch Province while the eastern part with Bethlehem was entrusted to the Holy Ghost Fathers CSSp of the German Province 2 February 12 1948 the territory was established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Bethlehem from the Apostolic Vicariate of KroonstadJanuary 11 1951 the Apostolic Vicariate was promoted and became the Diocese of Bethlehem In 2023 there were 74 343 Catholics in the diocese just over 10 of the local population 1 Special churches EditThe Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Bethlehem Bishops EditVicars Apostolic of Bethlehem Latin Church Leon Klerlein 1948 02 12 1950 05 22 Peter Kelleter 1950 03 12 1951 01 11 see below Bishops of Bethlehem Latin Church Peter Kelleter see above 1951 01 11 1975 07 05 Hubert Bucher 1976 12 09 2008 12 31 Jan de Groef since 2008 12 31 3 2 Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Edit Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo appointed Bishop of Eshowe in 2008See also EditRoman Catholicism in South AfricaReferences Edit a b Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference current website Bethlehem page retrieved 2023 10 04 a b c d Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference old website Diocese of Bethlehem page Catholic Hierarchy website Diocese of Bethlehem page retrieved 2023 10 04External links EditGCatholic org self published Catholic Hierarchy self published 28 14 00 S 28 18 00 E 28 2333 S 28 3000 E 28 2333 28 3000 nbsp This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an organisation in South Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem in South Africa amp oldid 1179104297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
