Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Queenstown is a diocese located in the city of Queenstown in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.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
Special churches
- The cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown.
- Prefect Apostolic of Queenstown
- * Fr. John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C.
- Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown
- * Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C.
- Bishops of Queenstown
- * Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C.
- * Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C.
- * Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C.
- * Bishop Dabula Mpako, appointed Archishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Sithembele Anton Sipuka, appointed Bishop of Umtata in 2008