Diocese of Kokstad

Diocese of Kokstad

*Dioecesis Kokstadensis*
Diocese of Kokstad; Dioecesis Kokstadensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Durban
Statistics
Area	17,635.5 km2 (6,809.1 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2004); 1,300,000; 72,000 (5.5%);
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	St. Patrick's Cathedral
Language	IsiXhosa; Sesotho; English;
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.

The Diocese of Kokstad (Latin: Kokstaden(sis)) is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Kokstad in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.

History

April 8, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill
July 11, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad
January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kokstad

The cathedral is the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Kokstad.

Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11)

Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15)
Bishop Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Durban in 1992 (cardinal in 2001)
Bishop William Slattery, O.F.M. (1993.11.17 – 2010.12.23), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military
Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (2013.05.06 – 2020.04.01), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (2022.04.06 – present)