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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn (Latin: Oudtshoornen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Oudtshoorn in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
On 4 May 2020, Noel Andrew Rucastle, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, was appointed Bishop of Oudtshoorn.
History
3 August 1874: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cape of Good Hope, Central District from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Western District
13 June 1939: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Oudtshoorn
9 December 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oudtshoorn
11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Oudtshoorn
Special churches
The cathedral is St. Saviour's Cathedral in Oudtshoorn.
Leadership
Prefects Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District (Latin Church)
Bishop Franziskus Hennemann (1922.06.26 – 1933.06.30), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District
Fr. Teodoro Koenig (1934.01.12 – 1939.06.13 see below)
Prefect Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
Fr. Teodoro Koenig (see above 1939.06.13 – 1947)
Vicar Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel (1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
Bishops of Oudtshoorn
Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel (see above 1951.01.11 – 1968.10.02)
Bishop Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. (1969.03.06 – 1982.04.20)
Bishop Edward Robert Adams (1983.05.02 - 2010.05.28)
Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia (appointed 2010.05.28 - retired 2 July 2018)
Bishop Noel Andrew Rucastle (appointed 4 May 2020 - )
See also
Roman Catholicism in South Africa
Sources
Website (Diocese of Oudtshoorn)
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn
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- List of Catholic dioceses in South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town
- List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
- Catholic Church in South Africa
- Franziskus Hennemann
- List of Catholic dioceses in Africa
- List of cathedrals in South Africa