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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn (Latin: Oudtshoornen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Oudtshoorn in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
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Diocese of Oudtshoorn Dioecesis Oudtshoornensis | |
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Location | |
Country | South Africa |
Metropolitan | Cape Town |
Statistics | |
Area | 113,343 km2 (43,762 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 997,920 26,344 (2.6%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Noel Andrew Rucastle |
Bishops emeritus | Edward Robert Adams Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia |
On 4 May 2020, Noel Andrew Rucastle, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, was appointed Bishop of Oudtshoorn.
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