Archdiocese of Johannesburg
The Archdiocese of Johannesburg is the a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the metropolitan see of an ecclesiastical province.
History
- June 4, 1886: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
- September 16, 1904: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
- April 9, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Johannesburg
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Johannesburg
- June 5, 2007: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg
Special churches
- The cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg.
- Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Moroka Soweto
Leadership
; Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal- William Miller, O.M.I.
- Charles Cox, O.M.I.
- David O'Leary (Bishop), O.M.I.
- William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I.
- William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I., appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
- Hugh Boyle
- Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I., personal title of archbishop
- Reginald Joseph Orsmond
- Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I., personal title of archbishop
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I.
Auxiliary Bishops
- Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I., appointed Bishop of Umtata
- Zithulele Patrick Mvemve, appointed Bishop of Klerksdorp
- Reginald Joseph Orsmond, appointed Bishop here
- Duncan Theodore Tsoke, appointed Bishop of Kimberly
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Peter John Holiday, appointed Bishop of Kroonstad in 2011
- Luc Julian Matthys, appointed Bishop of Armidale, Australia in 1999
- Thomas Graham Rose, appointed Bishop of Dundee in 2008
Coat of Arms
By a decree of the Archbishop of 14 March 2025, the Archdiocese assumed a new Coat of Arms independent of its Archbishop. It is blazoned: "Azure, overall a pallium Argent charged with four crosses patée Sable, within a bordure Or, in chief a ChiRho Or encircled by a crown of the same, in dexter a Marian symbol MA of the same, in sinister a pick-axe and a shovel saltirewise of the same."Statistics
According to the Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2022, as at 31 December 2022, the statistics for the Archdiocese are:- Area: 14,517 km²
- Population: 1,139,200 Catholics
- Pastoral Centres: 131 parishes, 1 mission
- Personnel: 176 priests, 64 deacons, 455 religious, 12 seminarians