Diocese of Umzimkulu
Umzimkulen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Umzimkulu, South Africa
The Diocese of Umzimkulu is a Latin Church diocese centered at Harding in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, erected in 1954 from the Diocese of Mariannhill and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Durban. Its bishop is Stanisław Jan Dziuba, appointed in 2008.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 21 February 1954
- Latin
- Umzimkulen(sis)
- Patron
- Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
- Annuario code
- 001000045
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 141,363
- Population
- 1,894,680
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 7.5%
- Priests
- 17
- Catholics per priest
- 8,315
- Extent
- 15,275 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 9.3
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
- Stanisław Jan Dziuba
- Born
- 27 April 1960
- Birthplace
- Radomsko
- Institute
- MONACI DI SAN PAOLO PRIMO EREMITA
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 Our Lady of Lourdes, Harding stands in Umzimkulu, 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 Durban
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Durban.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of DurbanDurban
- Diocese of DundeeDundee
- Diocese of EshoweEshowe
- Diocese of KokstadKokstad
- Diocese of MariannhillMariannhill
- Diocese of MthathaMthatha
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Centered at the city of Harding, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Umzimkulu (Latin: Umzimkulen(sis)) lies within the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa. It counts 15 parishes, each with 5-14 outstations, chapels served by missionaries.
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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.