Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Archdiocese of Johannesburg Archidioecesis Ioannesburgensis

Location
Country	South Africa
Ecclesiastical province	Johannesburg
Metropolitan	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	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin 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.
Auxiliary Bishops	Duncan Theodore Tsoke
Website
catholicjhb.org.za

The Roman Catholic Archiocese of Johannesburg (Latin: Ioannesburgen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.

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

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

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

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