Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria (Latin: Praetorien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

• 1948.04.09: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Pretoria from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa and the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
• 1951.01.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pretoria.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Pretoria (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop George Francis Daniel (since 1975.04.28)
  • Archbishop John Colburn Garner (1951.01.11 – 1975.04.28)
• Vicars Apostolic of Pretoria (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop John Colburn Garner (1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11)

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Francistown
• Gaborone
• Pietersburg
• Rustenburg
• Tzaneen

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information