Diocese of Manzini
The Diocese of Manzini is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Eswatini. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Johannesburg in South Africa. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Manzini.
History
- April 19, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Swaziland from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal in South Africa
- March 15, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Swaziland
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Bremersdorp
- November 7, 1961: Renamed as Diocese of Manzini
Leadership
Prefects Apostolic of Swaziland
- Fr. Pellegrino Bellezze, OSM
- Fr. Romualdo Migliorini, OSM