• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown (Latin: Queenstovnen(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Queenstown in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.




History


1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Queenstown from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Queenstown
April 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Queenstown
January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Queenstown




Special churches


The cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown.




Bishops


Prefect Apostolic of Queenstown
Fr. John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1940.02.09 – 1948.04.09 see below)
Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown
Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
Bishops of Queenstown
Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1972.02.03)
Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03)
Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (1984.02.03 – 2009.11.16)
Bishop Dabula Mpako (2011.05.23 – 2019.04.30), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
Bishop Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, S.A.C. (2021.03.03 – ...)




= Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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Sithembele Anton Sipuka, appointed Bishop of Umtata in 2008




See also


Roman Catholicism in South Africa




Sources


GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy

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