Continent: Southern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Keimoes–Upington / Keimœsan(us)–Upingtonen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Bloemfontein
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception, Saint Francis de Sales
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Address: Bishop’s House, Hoofstraat 6, PO Box 323, Keimoes 8860, South Africa
Phone: (054) 461 1846
Bishop (2000.07.05 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Keimoes–Upington (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa)
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Bishop John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S.
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Bishops of Keimoes (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Francis Esser, O.S.F.S.
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Bishop Henry Joseph Thünemann, O.S.F.S.
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Vicars Apostolic of Keimoes (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Henry Joseph Thünemann, O.S.F.S. (see above) | ||||||||||
Vicars Apostolic of Orange River (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Odilon Fages, O.S.F.S.
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Bishop Jean-Marie Simon, O.S.F.S.
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Prefects Apostolic of Orange River (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Jean-Marie Simon, O.S.F.S. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 272,268 km²
Population: 69,700 Catholics (16.3% of 426,330 total)
Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes
Personnel: 20 priests (13 diocesan, 7 religious), 32 religious (9 brothers, 23 sisters), 2 seminarians
Last updated on 2023.11.30
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