Roman Catholic Diocese of Aliwal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aliwal (Latin: Alivalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Aliwal North (Joe Gqabi District Municipality) in the ecclesiastical province of Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Diocese of Aliwal Dioecesis Alivalensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Cape Town
Statistics
Area	31,200 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2007) 536,000 42,300 (7.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Kizito
Bishops emeritus	Fritz Lobinger Michael Wüstenberg

History

• June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gariep from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District
• January 27, 1936: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal
• January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Aliwal

Special churches

• The cathedral is named Sacred Heart Cathedral situated on the corner of Cathcart and Young Streets in Aliwal North.

Leadership

Prefect Apostolic of Gariep

• Fr. Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. (27 July 1923 – 27 January 1936 see below)

Vicars Apostolic of Aliwal

• Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. (see above 27 January 1936 – 3 February 1944)
• Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. (13 March 1947 – 11 January 1951 see below)

Bishops of Aliwal

• Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. (see above 11 January 1951 – 17 December 1973)
• Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. (17 December 1973 – 30 October 1981)
• Fritz Lobinger (18 November 1987 – 29 April 2004)
• Michael Wuestenberg (24 February 2008 – 1 September 2017)
• Joseph Kizito (15 November 2019 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa

External links

• Official website Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy