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Diocese of Keetmanshoop

Dioecesis Keetmanshoopensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Willem Christiaans, O.S.F.S., Bishop
  • Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 14 March 1994
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Windhoek
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Namibia
  • Square Kilometers: 264,110 (102,012 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.pck.iway.na/
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 88, 88 Cathedral Street, Keetmanshoop 9000, Namibia
  • Telephone: (063)222.007
  • Fax: 222.692

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Great Namaqualand
7 July 1909ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Orange River (Grand Namaqualand) Prefecture Apostolic of Great Namaqualand (erected)
2 June 1913Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Great Namaqualand (Gobabis, Windhuk, Karibib, and Swakopmund) Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia Inferiore
Vicariate Apostolic of Great Namaqualand
14 July 1930ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Great Namaqualand Vicariate Apostolic of Great Namaqualand
Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop
13 January 1949Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Great Namaqualand Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop
Diocese of Keetmanshoop
14 March 1994ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop Diocese of Keetmanshoop

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop
19509,38558,00016.2%11920469236321ap1951
197018,01181,14422.2%26266923584ap1971
198024,100109,70022.0%125269267375922ap1981
199030,502162,00018.8%26261,1739355422ap1991
Diocese of Keetmanshoop
199935,847155,00023.1%117181,99112274821ap2000
200036,900158,00023.4%116172,17012235121ap2001
200137,600161,00023.4%15152,50612234721ap2002
200237,575161,00023.3%116172,21011254721ap2003
200337,973137,67527.6%219211,80811264821ap2004
200438,356137,67527.9%218201,91711234921ap2005
200640,000144,00027.8%216182,2229184721ap2007
201341,365168,40024.6%413172,4338144611ap2014
201642,570180,00023.6%313162,66013174811ap2017
201945,000183,00024.6%210123,7501111419ap2020
202146,000185,00024.9%38114,1811183810ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Great Namaqualand
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 1, Page 581
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Great Namaqualand
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 23, Page 116
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 82
  • Diocese of Keetmanshoop
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 555, and Page 556

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