Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown

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Diocese of Queenstown
Dioecesis Civitatis Reginae seu Queenstovensis

Statistics
Country:	South Africa
Metropolitan:	Cape Town
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	25,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	2,110,000 (2004) 56,000 (2.7%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown {Latin: Queenstovnen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Queenstown 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

• 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

[edit] Special churches

• The cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown.

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Queenstown (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (since 1984.02.03)
  • Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03)
  • Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1951.01.11 – 1972.02.03)
• Vicars Apostolic of Queenstown (Roman rite)
  • Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11)
• Prefects Apostolic of Queenstown (Roman rite)
  • Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1940.02.09 – 1948.04.09)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy