Diocese of Aliwal
Alivalen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Aliwal, South Africa
The Diocese of Aliwal is a Latin diocese in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cape Town. It was established as a prefecture in 1923 and raised to a diocese in 1951; its bishop is Joseph Kizito.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 January 1951
- Latin
- Alivalen(sis)
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Annuario code
- 001000651
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 42,300
- Population
- 536,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 7.9%
- Priests
- 10
- Catholics per priest
- 4,230
- Extent
- 31,200 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.4
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Kizito
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Aliwal North stands in Aliwal, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Cape Town
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cape Town.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Cape TownCape Town
- Diocese of De AarDe Aar
- Diocese of OudtshoornOudtshoorn
- Diocese of Port ElizabethPort Elizabeth
- Diocese of QueenstownQueenstown
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Located in the city of Aliwal North (Joe Gqabi District Municipality), this Latin Catholic diocese (Latin: Alivalen(sis)) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.