Archdiocese of Durban
| Archdiocese of Durban Archidioecesis Durbaniana | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Headquarters | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,300 km2 (7,800 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2023) 3,199,329 124,000 (3.9%) |
| Parishes | 76 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 November 1850 |
| Secular priests | 131 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi |
| Bishops emeritus | Wilfrid Napier, O.F.M. |
The Archdiocese of Durban evolved from the Vicariate Apostolic of Natal which was erected on 15 November 1850 and elevated to an archdiocese with the title Archdiocese of Durban on 11 January 1951. As of 2002, the Church census shows that there were 217,468 Catholics in 74 parishes in the archdiocese.
The Metropolitan Province of Durban contains these suffragan dioceses:
Leadership
- Apostolic Vicars of Natal
- Bishop Marie Jean Francois Allard, O.M.I. (31 January 1851 – 11 June 1874), resigned
- Bishop Charles-Constant Jolivet, O.M.I. (15 September 1874 – 15 September 1903)
- Bishop Henri Delalle, O.M.I. (19 December 1903 – 4 April 1946), reitred
- Bishop Denis Hurley, O.M.I. (12 December 1946 – 11 January 1951)
- Archbishops of Durban
- Archbishop Denis Hurley, O.M.I. (11 January 1951 – 29 May 1992), retired
- Archbishop Wilfrid Napier, O.F.M. (29 March 1992 – 9 June 2021), retired
- Apostolic Administrator Wilfrid Napier, O.F.M. (9 June 2021 – 8 August 2021)
- Coadjutor Archbishop Abel Gabuza (9 December 2018[1] – 17 January 2021)[2]
- Archbishop Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M. (9 June 2021 – Present)
- Auxiliary Bishops
- Dominic Joseph Chwane Khumalo, O.M.I. (1978-1999)
- Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (2002-2005), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
- Barry Alexander Anthony Wood, O.M.I. (2005-2017)
- Monsignor Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi - Auxiliary Bishop since March 2023
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durban is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[3]
External links
References
- Back to citation Gagliarducci, Andrea (9 December 2018). "Durban, verso la successione del Cardinale Napier: Gabuza nominato coadiutore". ACI Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- Back to citation Samasumo, Paul (17 January 2021). "South Africa's Archbishop Gabuza is dead". Vatican News. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durban, official website