Roman Catholic Diocese of Keetmanshoop

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keetmanshoop (Latin: Keetmanshoopen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the Latin Rite Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Windhoek in Namibia, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Diocese of Keetmanshoop

Dioecesis Keetmanshoopensis
Location
Country Namibia
MetropolitanWindhoek
Statistics
Area264,110 km2 (101,970 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
137,675
38,356 (27.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSt. Stanislaus Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWillem Christiaans, O.S.F.S
Bishops emeritusPhilipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.

Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Stanislaus Cathedral, in the city of Keetmanshoop.

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 42,570 Catholics (23.6% of 180,000 total population) on 264,110 km² in 11 parishes and 32 missions with 16 priests (3 diocesan, 13 religious), 13 deacons, 65 lay religious (17 brothers, 48 sisters) and 2 seminarists.

History

Bishops

(all Roman rite, so far members of a missionary congregation)

Apostolic Prefects of Great Namaqualand
  • Fr. Stanislaus von Krolikowski, O.S.F.S. (1910 – death 1923.01.21)
  • Fr. Mattias Eder, O.S.F.S. (1923.03.16 – death 1930)
Apostolic Vicars of Great Namaqualand
Apostolic Vicars of Keetmanshoop
  • Francis Esser, O.S.F.S. (1949.01.13 – 1956), Titular Bishop of Claneus (1949.01.13 – 1962.09.12), next Coadjutor Bishop of Keimoes (South Africa) (1956 – 1962.09.12), succeeding as Bishop of Keimoes (South Africa) (1962.09.12 – death 1966.12.08)
  • Edward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. (1956.03.24 – retired 1989.10.02), Titular Bishop of Balanea (1956.03.24 – death 1994.12.09)
  • Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S. (1993.05.28 – 1994.03.14 see below), Titular Bishop of Numana (1993.05.28 – 1994.03.14)
Suffragan Bishops of Keetmanshoop
  • Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S. (see above 1994.03.14 – death 2002.11.23)
  • Phillip Pöllitzer, O.M.I. (2007.05.31 – retired 2017.07.21)
  • Willem Christiaans, O.S.F.S. (2018.02.07 – ...); no previous prelature.

Coadjutor Bishop

  • John Francis Eich, O.S.F.S. (1942)

See also

26.5772°S 18.1306°E / -26.5772; 18.1306


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