Diocese of Kroonstad
Kroonstaden(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kroonstad, South Africa
The Diocese of Kroonstad is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein, South Africa, in the Free State. Erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1923 and promoted to a diocese on 11 January 1951, it is led by Bishop Amos Mabuti Masemola following the 2022 resignation of Bishop Peter Holiday.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 January 1951
- Latin
- Kroonstaden(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Patrick
- Annuario code
- 001001912
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 86,512
- Population
- 940,153
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 9.2%
- Priests
- 25
- Catholics per priest
- 3,460
- Extent
- 30,248 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.9
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
- Amos Mabuti Masemola
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
St. Patrick's Cathedral stands in Kroonstad, 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 Bloemfontein
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bloemfontein.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BloemfonteinBloemfontein
- Diocese of BethlehemBethlehem
- Diocese of Keimoes–UpingtonKeimoes–Upington
- Diocese of KimberleyKimberley
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Diocese of Kroonstad (Latin: Kroonstaden(sis)) is a Latin Catholic see centered on the city of Kroonstad in South Africa, within the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein. Its last ordinary, Bishop Peter Holiday, had his resignation accepted for health reasons on 12 December 2022; Amos Mabuti Masemola has held the see since 17 February 2025.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.