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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein (Latin: Bloemfonteinen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.
Archdiocese of Bloemfontein Archidioecesis Bloemfonteinensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 64,393 km2 (24,862 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | 1,425,000 116,700 (18.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. |
| Bishops emeritus | Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. |
- 1951.01.11: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein from the Apostolic Vicariate of Aliwal and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in South Africa.
The seat of the archbishop is Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bloemfontein.
- Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1954)
- William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (1954.07.18 – 1966.01.10)
- Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (1966.08.06 – 1976.01.24), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
- Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. (1978.04.27 – 1997.06.10)
- Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (1999.01.02 – 2003.04.08), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Johannesburg
- Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (10 October 2005 – 1 April 2020)
- Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (1 April 2020 – present)
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