Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria (Latin: Praetorien(sis)) is a Latin Catholic archdiocese and the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.
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Archdiocese of Pretoria Archidioecesis Praetoriensis | |
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Location | |
Country | South Africa |
Ecclesiastical province | Pretoria |
Metropolitan | Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,573 km2 (6,399 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 4,705,000 186,383 (4.0%) |
Parishes | 59 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 9 April 1948 |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
Patron saint | Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of Good Counsel |
Secular priests | 46 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Dabula Anthony Mpako |
Bishops emeritus |
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Website | |
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The cathedral archiepiscopal see of the Archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pretoria.