Archdiocese of Pretoria
The Archdiocese of Pretoria is a Latin Catholic archdiocese and the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.
The cathedral archiepiscopal see of the Archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pretoria.
History
- Established on 1948.04.09 as Apostolic Vicariate of Pretoria, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa and the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
- Promoted on 1951.01.11 as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria, yet remains dependent on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
- Lost territory on 1971.06.28 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Rustenburg
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
;Apostolic Vicar of Pretoria- John Colburn Garner, Titular Bishop of Tracula
- John Colburn Garner, also first Military Vicar of South Africa
- George Francis Daniel, also last Military Vicar of South Africa, restyled first Military Ordinary of the South African Defence Force
- Paul Mandla Khumalo, Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill, also Military Ordinary of South African Defence Force ; previously Bishop of Witbank
- Apostolic Administrator Msgr. Abel Gabuza, without other office; later Bishop of [Diocese of Diocese of Kimberley (Catholic)|Kimberley (Catholic)|Kimberley]
- William Slattery, O.F.M. ; also Military Ordinary of South Africa; previously Bishop of Kokstad
- Dabula Mpako, simultaneously appointed Military Ordinary of the South African Defence Force
Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- Abel Gabuza, appointed Bishop of Kimberley in 2010
- Dabula Anthony Mpako, appointed Bishop of Queenstown in 2011; later returned here as Archbishop
- Victor Hlolo Phalana, appointed Bishop of Klerksdorp in 2014