The Diocese of Queenstown () is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the town of Queenstown in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
History 1928: Established as the Mission “sui iuris” of Queenstown from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District March 29, 1938: Promoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Queenstown April 9, 1948: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Queenstown January 11, 1951: Promoted as the Diocese of Queenstown
Special churches The cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Queenstown.
Bishops Prefect Apostolic of Queenstown Fr. John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (1940.02.09 – 1948.04.09 see below) Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1948.04.09 – 1951.01.11 see below) Bishops of Queenstown Bishop John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1972.02.03) Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. (1972.02.03 – 1984.02.03) Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (1984.02.03 – 2009.11.16) Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako (23 May 2011 – 30 April 2019), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military Bishop Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa, S.A.C. (since 3 March 2021)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka, appointed Bishop of Umtata in 2008
See also Catholic Church in South Africa
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy