Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Transvaal | |||
4 June 1886 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | Prefecture Apostolic of Transvaal (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal | |||
16 September 1904 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Transvaal | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal |
22 December 1910 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal (Zoutpansberg and Waterberg) | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale} (erected) |
12 June 1923 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal (Eastern Transvaal (Mpumalanga)) | Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg (erected) (Lydenburg, Barbeton, Carolina, Middelburg, Béthal, Ermelo, Piet Retief, WaMerstroom, and Standerton) |
30 March 1930 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal (Marico and Rustemburg) | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale} |
9 April 1948 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale} (Rustemburg and Marico)
Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal (Pretoria and Erits) | Vicariate Apostolic of Pretoria (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Johannesburg | |||
9 April 1948 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal | Vicariate Apostolic of Johannesburg |
Diocese of Johannesburg | |||
11 January 1951 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Johannesburg | Diocese of Johannesburg |
14 October 1965 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Johannesburg (Bloemhof, Cristiana, Coligny, Delareyville, Klerksdorp, Lichtenburg, Potchefstroom, Schwaizer Reneke, Ventersdorp, and Wolmaransstad) | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Transvaal (erected) |
Archdiocese of Johannesburg | |||
5 June 2007 | Elevated | Diocese of Johannesburg | Archdiocese of Johannesburg |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||
1950 | 90,459 | 2,024,888 | 4.5% | 9 | 87 | 96 | 942 | 47 | 655 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||
1970 | 263,812 | 3,500,000 | 7.5% | 30 | 140 | 170 | 1,551 | 212 | 749 | 40 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 336,682 | 3,383,000 | 10.0% | 32 | 149 | 181 | 1,860 | 1 | 221 | 663 | 100 | ap1981 |
1990 | 589,000 | 4,416,000 | 13.3% | 34 | 126 | 160 | 3,681 | 18 | 176 | 565 | 100 | ap1991 |
1999 | 700,000 | 6,000,000 | 11.7% | 47 | 112 | 159 | 4,402 | 43 | 158 | 438 | 104 | ap2000 |
2000 | 700,000 | 6,000,000 | 11.7% | 47 | 114 | 161 | 4,347 | 41 | 160 | 446 | 104 | ap2001 |
2001 | 700,000 | 6,000,000 | 11.7% | 48 | 116 | 164 | 4,268 | 39 | 166 | 447 | 104 | ap2002 |
2002 | 700,000 | 6,000,000 | 11.7% | 46 | 116 | 162 | 4,320 | 44 | 167 | 438 | 104 | ap2003 |
2003 | 700,000 | 6,000,000 | 11.7% | 46 | 114 | 160 | 4,375 | 44 | 165 | 438 | 104 | ap2004 |
2004 | 700,000 | 6,000,000 | 11.7% | 49 | 118 | 167 | 4,191 | 43 | 173 | 445 | 104 | ap2005 |
2006 | 704,000 | 6,036,000 | 11.7% | 49 | 120 | 169 | 4,165 | 43 | 176 | 437 | 104 | ap2007 |
Archdiocese of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||
2013 | 918,456 | 7,672,000 | 12.0% | 44 | 137 | 181 | 5,074 | 50 | 173 | 353 | 128 | ap2014 |
2016 | 1,036,000 | 8,009,000 | 12.9% | 41 | 131 | 172 | 6,023 | 48 | 163 | 333 | 131 | ap2017 |
2019 | 1,081,000 | 8,357,555 | 12.9% | 52 | 132 | 184 | 5,875 | 69 | 172 | 318 | 132 | ap2020 |
2021 | 1,112,360 | 8,690,460 | 12.8% | 51 | 127 | 178 | 6,249 | 60 | 165 | 310 | 132 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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