Diocese of

Rustenburg

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 32,120 km²

Population: 47,500 Catholics (4.5% of 1,044,000 total) (2014)

Ecclesiastical Province: Pretoria

Patron Saint: St. Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri

Statistics: 15 parishes, 23 priests (3 diocesan, 20 religious), 3 deacons, 41 lay religious (22 brothers, 19 sisters) (2014)

Address: Bishop’s House, St. Joseph’s Mission, Phokeng 0335, South Africa

Phone: (014) 573 3403

1971.06.28: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Rustenburg / Rustenburgen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria)
1987.11.18: Promoted as Diocese of Rustenburg / Rustenburgen(sis) (Latin)

Bishop (1990.12.02 – ...):

Bishop Kevin Dowling, C.SS.R. (72)

Bishops of Rustenburg (Roman Rite)

Bishop Kevin Dowling, C.SS.R. (72)
(1990.12.02 – ...)

Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa)

Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa) (1990.12.02 – ...)

Bishop Henry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R.
(1987.11.18 – 1990.01.30)

Prefect Apostolic of Rustenburg (South Africa) (1971.09.29 – 1987.11.18)

Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa) (1987.11.18 – 1990.01.30)

Prefects Apostolic of Rustenburg (Roman Rite)

Fr. Henry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R. (later Bishop)
(1971.09.29 – 1987.11.18)

(see above)

as of 2016.09.12