The Archdiocese of Bloemfontein () is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

History 1951.01.11: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein from the Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa.

Special churches The seat of the archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bloemfontein.

Metropolitan Archbishops Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954) William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10) Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (1966.08.06 – 1976.01.24), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1978.04.27 – 1997.06.10) Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (2 January 1999 – 8 April 2003), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (10 October 2005 – 1 April 2020) Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (1 April 2020 – present)

Suffragan Dioceses Bethlehem Keimoes–Upington Kimberley Kroonstad

See also Catholic Church in South Africa List of Catholic dioceses in South Africa, Botswana, and Swaziland

References

External links GCatholic.org