Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Archdiocese of Johannesburg Archidioecesis Ioannesburgensis
Coat of arms of the Archbishop
Location
Country	South Africa
Ecclesiastical province	Johannesburg
Statistics
Area	14,517 km2 (5,605 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 7,672,000 918,456 (12.0%)
Parishes	128
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1886
Cathedral	Cathedral of Christ the King
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception of our Lady
Secular priests	181
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.
Website
catholicjhb.org.za

The Archdiocese of Johannesburg (Latin: Ioannesburgum) is the a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the metropolitan see of an ecclesiastical province.

History

• June 4, 1886: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
• September 16, 1904: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
• April 9, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Johannesburg
• January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Johannesburg
• June 5, 2007: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Special churches

• The cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg.
• Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Moroka Soweto

Bishops

• Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal
  • Bishop William Miller, O.M.I. (September 17, 1904 – May 2, 1912)
  • Bishop Charles Cox, O.M.I. (July 15, 1914 – July 14, 1924)
• Vicars Apostolic of Johannesburg
  • Bishop David O'Leary (Bishop), O.M.I. (May 13, 1925 – November 25, 1950)
  • Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (November 25, 1950 – January 11, 1951 see below)
• Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
  • Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (see above January 11, 1951 - July 18, 1954), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
  • Bishop Hugh Boyle (July 18, 1954 – January 24, 1976)
  • Archbishop (personal title) Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (January 24, 1976 – July 2, 1984)
  • Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond (July 2, 1984 – May 19, 2002)
  • Archbishop (personal title) Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (April 8, 2003 – June 5, 2007 see below)
• Archbishops of Johannesburg
  • Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (aee above June 5, 2007 -)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

• William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1948-1950)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1972-1975), appointed Bishop of Umtata
• Zithulele Patrick Mvemve (1986-1994), appointed Bishop of Klerksdorp
• Reginald Joseph Orsmond (1983-1984), appointed Bishop here
• Duncan Theodore Tsoke (2016-2021), appointed Bishop of Kimberly

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Peter John Holiday, appointed Bishop of Kroonstad in 2011
• Luc Julian Matthys (priest here, 1961–1976), appointed Bishop of Armidale, Australia in 1999
• Thomas Graham Rose, appointed Bishop of Dundee in 2008

Suffragan dioceses

• Klerksdorp
• Manzini
• Witbank

See also

• Catholic Church in South Africa

References

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal.