Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini

The Diocese of Manzini (Latin: Manzinien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Eswatini. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Johannesburg in South Africa. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Manzini.

Diocese of Manzini

Dioecesis Manziniensis
Location
CountryEswatini
MetropolitanJohannesburg
Statistics
Area17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
990,000
55,130 (5.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Luís Ponce de León, IMC
Website
www.dioceseofmanzini.org

History

  • April 19, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Swaziland from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal in South Africa
  • March 15, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Swaziland
  • January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Bremersdorp
  • November 7, 1961: Renamed as Diocese of Manzini

Leadership

Prefects Apostolic of Swaziland

Vicar Apostolic of Swaziland

Bishop of Bremersdorp

Bishops of Manzini

See also

References

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