Roman Catholic Diocese of Aliwal

Diocese of Aliwal Dioecesis Alivalensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Cape Town
Statistics
Area	31,200 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2007) 536,000 42,300 (7.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Kizito
Bishops emeritus	Fritz Lobinger Michael Wüstenberg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aliwal (Latin: Alivalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Aliwal North (Joe Gqabi District Municipality) in the ecclesiastical province of Eastern Cape in South Africa.

History

• June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gariep from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
• January 27, 1936: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal
• January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Aliwal

Special churches

• The cathedral is named Sacred Heart Cathedral situated on the corner of Cathcart and Young Streets in Aliwal North.

Leadership

Prefect Apostolic of Gariep

• Fr. Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. (27 July 1923 – 27 January 1936 see below)

Vicars Apostolic of Aliwal

• Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. (see above 27 January 1936 – 3 February 1944)
• Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. (13 March 1947 – 11 January 1951 see below)

Bishops of Aliwal

• Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. (see above 11 January 1951 – 17 December 1973)
• Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. (17 December 1973 – 30 October 1981)
• Fritz Lobinger (18 November 1987 – 29 April 2004)
• Michael Wuestenberg (24 February 2008 – 1 September 2017)
• Joseph Kizito (15 November 2019 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

External links

• Official website Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy