Catholic ChurchinRepublic of South Africa (South Africa) | ![]() |
Also known as: Südafrika (Deutsch), Sudáfrica (español), l’Afrique du Sud (français), Repubblica Sudafricana (Italiano), Republika Południowej Afryki (polski), África do Sul (Português), 南非 (正體中文), 南アフリカ (日本語), Africa Australis (latine)
Continent: Southern Africa
Capital: Pretoria
Area: 1,214,470 km²
Population: 54,841,552
Patron Saint: Our Lady of Assumption
Saints: 1 Blessed
Religions: Protestant 36.6% (Zionist Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%), Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1%
Languages: isiZulu (official) 22.7%, isiXhosa (official) 16%, Afrikaans (official) 13.5%, English (official) 9.6%, Sepedi (official) 9.1%, Setswana (official) 8%, Sesotho (official) 7.6%, Xitsonga (official) 4.5%, siSwati (official) 2.5%, Tshivenda (official) 2.4%, isiNdebele (official) 2.1%, sign language 0.5%, other 1.6%
Ethnic Groups: black African 80.2%, white 8.4%, colored 8.8%, Indian/Asian 2.5%
Motto: (Unity in Diversity)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Bouvet Island , ↖ Namibia
, ↑ Botswana
, ↗ Zimbabwe
, ↗ Mozambique
, → Eswatini
, ↘ Heard Island and McDonald Islands
, ☉ Lesotho
Jurisdictions (27): Metr. Archdioceses (5), Dioceses
(20), Military Ordinariates
(1), Apostolic Vicariates
(1)
Roman Rite (27): Aliwal, Bethlehem, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, De Aar, Dundee, Durban, Eshowe, Ingwavuma, Johannesburg, Keimoes–Upington, Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Kokstad, Kroonstad, Mariannhill, Mthatha, Oudtshoorn, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Queenstown, Rustenburg, South African Defence Force, Tzaneen, Umzimkulu, Witbank
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (0 electors/1 total):
Napier (82) | All Cardinals
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Special Churches:
Cathedrals (29)
Apostolic Nunciature: South Africa
Conference of Bishops: Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S.A.C.B.C.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I.M.B.I.S.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Last updated on 2023.03.17
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