Continent: Southern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Bethlehem / Bethlehemen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Bloemfontein
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Bishop (2008.12.31 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Bethlehem (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Bethlehem (South Africa)
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Bishop Hubert Bücher
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Bishop Peter Kelleter, C.S.Sp.
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Vicars Apostolic of Bethlehem (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Peter Kelleter, C.S.Sp. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp.
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Area: 34,965 km²
Population: 59,398 Catholics (7.2% of 821,577 total) (2021)
Statistics: 13 parishes, 18 priests (17 diocesan, 1 religious), 2 deacons, 34 religious (1 brother, 33 sisters), 3 seminarians (2021)
Patron Saint: Immaculate Heart of Mary
Last updated on 2023.09.03
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