Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth

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Diocese of Port Elizabeth
Dioecesis Portus Elizabethensis

Statistics
Country:	South Africa
Metropolitan:	Cape Town
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	71,828 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	2,698,800 (2004) 98,800 (3.7%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Michael Gower Coleman

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth {Latin: Portus Elizabethen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Port Elizabeth in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.

Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] History

• July 30, 1847: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope and adjacent territories
• June 13, 1939: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Port Elizabeth
• January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Port Elizabeth

[edit] Special churches

• The cathedral is Cathedral of St. Augustine in Port Elizabeth.

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Port Elizabeth (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Michael Gower Coleman (since 1986.03.21)
  • Bishop John Patrick Murphy (1972.05.06 – 1986.03.21)
  • Bishop Ernest Arthur Green (1955.04.19 – 1970.12.27)
  • Bishop Hugh Boyle (1951.01.11 – 1954.07.18)
• Vicars Apostolic of Port Elizabeth (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Hugh Boyle (1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11)
  • Bishop James Colbert (1939.06.13 – 1948.12.09)
• Vicars Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Hugh McSherry (1896.10.01 – 1939)
  • Bishop Peter Strobino (1893.11.30 – 1896.10.01)
  • Bishop James David Richards (1871.01.13 – 1893.11.30)
  • Bishop Patrick Moran (1856 – 1869.12.03)
  • Bishop Aidan Devereux (1847 – 1854.02.11)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy