Diocese of Queenstown
Civitatis Reginae seu Queenstovnen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Queenstown, South Africa
The Diocese of Queenstown is a Latin rite suffragan see in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, established as a diocese in 1951. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, with the Cathedral of Christ the King as its seat. Its current ordinary, Siphiwo Paul Vanqa, was ordained bishop in 2021.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 January 1951
- Latin
- Civitatis Reginae seu Queenstovnen(sis)
- Patron
- Christ the King
- Annuario code
- 001002697
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 61,600
- Population
- 2,110,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 2.9%
- Priests
- 20
- Catholics per priest
- 3,080
- Extent
- 25,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.5
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
- Paul Siphiwo Vanqa
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
Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Queenstown, 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 AliwalAliwal
- Diocese of De AarDe Aar
- Diocese of OudtshoornOudtshoorn
- Diocese of Port ElizabethPort Elizabeth
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.