Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn is a diocese located in the city of Oudtshoorn in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
On May 4, 2020, Noel Andrew Rucastle, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, was appointed Bishop of Oudtshoorn.History
- August 3, 1874: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cape of Good Hope, Central District from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Western District
- June 13, 1939: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Oudtshoorn
- December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oudtshoorn
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Oudtshoorn
Special churches
- The cathedral is St. Saviour's Cathedral in Oudtshoorn.
Leadership
- Prefects Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District
- * Bishop Francis Hennemann, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District
- * Fr. Teodoro Koenig
- Prefect Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
- * Fr. Teodoro Koenig
- Vicar Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
- * Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel
- Bishops of Oudtshoorn
- * Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel
- * Bishop Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C.
- * Bishop Edward Robert Adams
- * Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia
