Roman Catholic Diocese of De Aar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of De Aar (Latin: De Aaren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of De Aar (Pixley ka Seme District Municipality) in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.

Diocese of De Aar Dioecesis De Aarensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Cape Town
Statistics
Area	67,248 km2 (25,965 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 164,000 5,620 (3.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Adam Musialek, S.C.I.

History

• March 24, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of De Aar from Diocese of Aliwal
• April 13, 1967: Promoted as Diocese of De Aar

Special churches

• The cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in De Aar.

Leadership

• Prefect Apostolic of De Aar (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Louis Dettmer (1953.03.24 – 1967.04.13)
• Bishops of De Aar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. (1967.04.13 – 1987.11.18)
  • Bishop Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I. (1992.01.23 - 2009.07.17)
  • Bishop Adam Leszek Musialek, S.C.I. (since 2009.07.17 - )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa
• www.diocesedeaar.com

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}