Roman Catholic Church in South Africa
Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference
coat of arms
coat of arms
Archdiocese of Bloemfontein
Archdiocese of Bloemfontein
coat of arms
coat of arms
Archbishop Zolile P. Mpambani of Bloemfontein 2020-
coat of arms |
Archbishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo of Bloemfontein
2005-2020 coat of arms (color) |
Archbishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo of Bloemfontein
2005-2020 coat of arms (b&w) |
Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale of Bloemfontein 1999-2003
coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Cape Town
Archdiocese of Cape Town
seal
seal
Archbishop Stephen Cardinal Brislin of Cape Town 2009-
coat of arms (2023-) |
Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town 2009-
coat of arms (2009-2023) |
Archbishop Lawrence Patrick Henry of Cape Town 1990-2009
coat of arms |
Archbishop Owen Cardinal McCann of Cape Town 1951-1984
coat of arms (1965-) |
Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David of
Cape Town 2019- coat of arms |
Auxiliary Bishop Reginald Cawcutt of
Cape Town 1992-2002 coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Durban
(Apostolic Vicariate of Natal 1850-1951)
(Apostolic Vicariate of Natal 1850-1951)
Archdiocese of Durban
coat of arms
coat of arms
Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara of
Durban 2021- coat of arms |
Archbishop Wilfrid Cardinal Napier of Durban 1992-2021
coat of arms (2001-) |
Archbishop Denis E. Hurley of Durban
1946-1992 coat of arms (1951-) |
Bishop Henri Delalle, Apostolic Vicar of Natal 1903-1946
coat of arms (color) |
Bishop Henri Delalle, Apostolic Vicar of Natal 1903-1946
coat of arms (original design) |
Bishop Charles-Constant Jolivet, Apostolic Vicar of Natal
1874-1903 coat of arms |
Archbishop Marie-Jean-François Allard, Apostolic Vicar Emeritus of Natal 1874-1889
coat of arms |
Auxiliary Bishop Barry Wood of
Durban 2005-2017 coat of arms |
Auxiliary Bishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo of
Durban 2002-2005 coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Johannesburg
Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale of
Johannesburg 2003- coat of arms |
Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond of Johannesburg 1984-2002
coat of arms |
Auxiliary Bishop Duncan Tsoke of Johannesburg 2016-2021
coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Pretoria
(est. 1951)
(est. 1951)
Archdiocese of Pretoria
coat of arms
coat of arms
Archbishop Dabula Anthony Mpako of Pretoria 2019-
coat of arms |
Archbishop William Slattery of
Pretoria 2010-2019 coat of arms |
Archbishop John Colburn Garner of Pretoria 1951-1976
coat of arms |
Auxiliary Bishop Masilo John Selemela of Pretoria 2022-
coat of arms |
Diocese of Aliwal
(est. 1951)
(est. 1951)
Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito of
Aliwal 2019- coat of arms |
Bishop Michael Wüstenberg of Aliwal
2007-2017 coat of arms |
Diocese of Bethlehem
Bishop Jan de Groef of Bethlehem
2008- coat of arms |
Bishop Hubert Bucher of Bethlehem
1976-2008 emblem |
Diocese of De Aar
(est. 1967)
(est. 1967)
Bishop Adam Musialek of
De Aar 2009-
coat of arms
De Aar 2009-
coat of arms
Diocese of Dundee
(est. 1982)
(est. 1982)
Diocese of Dundee
coat of arms |
Bishop Thomas Graham Rose of
Dundee 2008- coat of arms |
Diocese of Eshowe
Diocese of Eshowe
coat of arms |
Diocese of Eshowe
seal |
Bishop Xolelo Thaddeus Kumalo of Eshowe 2008-2020
coat of arms |
Bishop Mansuet Dela Biyase of Eshowe 1975-2005
coat of arms |
Diocese of Keimoes-Upington
Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi of
Keimoes-Upington 2000-
coat of arms
Keimoes-Upington 2000-
coat of arms
Diocese of Kimberley
(est. 1951)
(est. 1951)
Bishop Duncan Tsoke of
Kimberley 2021- coat of arms |
Bishop Abel D. Gabuza of
Kimberley 2010-2018 coat of arms |
Bishop Erwin Hecht of Kimberley
1974-2009 coat of arms |
Diocese of Klerksdorp
Diocese of Klerksdorp
coat of arms |
Bishop Victor Hlolo Phalana of
Klerksdorp 2014- coat of arms |
Diocese of Kokstad
Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of
Kokstad 2022- coat of arms |
Bishop Zolile Petros Mpambani of Kokstad
2013-2020 coat of arms |
Bishop William Slattery of Kokstad
1993-2010 coat of arms |
Diocese of Kroonstad
(Apostolic Prefecture 1923-1935,
Apostolic Vicariate 1935-1951)
(est. 1923)
(Apostolic Prefecture 1923-1935,
Apostolic Vicariate 1935-1951)
(est. 1923)
Bishop Peter J. Holiday of
Kroonstad 2011- coat of arms |
Bishop Stephen Brislin of
Kroonstad 2006-2009 coat of arms |
Bishop Johannes L. B. Brenninkmeijer of Kroonstad 1977-2003
coat of arms |
Diocese of Mariannhill
(Apostolic Vicariate 1921-1951)
(Apostolic Vicariate 1921-1951)
Bishop Neil Frank of Mariannhill 2022-
Coadjutor Bishop 2021-2022 coat of arms |
Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane of
Mariannhill 2006-2022 coat of arms |
Diocese of Mthatha (Umtata)
(est. 1930)
(est. 1930)
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha (Umtata)
2008- coat of arms |
Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer of Mthatha (Umtata)
1997-2008 episcopal emblem |
Diocese of Oudtshoorn
(est. 1951)
(est. 1951)
Bishop Noel Andrew Rucastle of Oudtshoorn 2020-
coat of arms |
Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia of Oudtshoorn
2010-2018 coat of arms |
Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia of Oudtshoorn
2010-2018 coat of arms (2nd version) |
Bishop Edward Robert Adams of
Oudtshoorn 1983-2010 coat fo arms |
Diocese of Polokwane
(Diocese of Pietersburg 1988-2009)
(est. 1988)
(Diocese of Pietersburg 1988-2009)
(est. 1988)
Bishop Jeremiah Madimetja Masela of
Polokwane 2013- coat of arms |
Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe of
Polokwane 2000-2011 coat of arms |
Diocese of Port Elizabeth
Bishop Vincent Mduduzi Zungu of
Port Elizabeth 2014- coat of arms |
Bishop Michael Gower Coleman of
Port Elizabeth 1986-2011 coat of arms |
Diocese of Queenstown
(est. 1951)
(est. 1951)
Diocese of Qeenstown
coat of arms
coat of arms
Bishop Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa of Queenstown 2021-
coat of arms |
Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako of
Queenstown 2011-2019 coat of arms |
Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof of
Queenstown 1984-2009 coat of arms |
Diocese of Rustenburg
(est. 1987)
(est. 1987)
Diocese of Rustenburg
coat of arms |
Bishop Robert Mogapi Mphiwe of
Rustenburg 2020- coat of arms |
Bishop Kevin Dowling of
Rustenburg 1990-2020 coat of arms |
Diocese of Tzaanen
(est. 1972)
(est. 1972)
Bishop João Noé Rodrigues of
Tzaneen 2010-
coat of arms
Tzaneen 2010-
coat of arms
Diocese of Umzimkulu
(est. 1954)
(est. 1954)
Bishop Stanisław Jan Dziuba of
Umzimkulu 2008- coat of arms |
Bishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu of Umzimkulu 1986-1994
coat of arms |
Bishop Pius Bonaventura Dlamini of
Umzimkulu 1954-1967 coat of arms |
Diocese of Witbank
(est. 1923)
(est. 1923)
Diocese of Witbank
coat of arms (2021-)
coat of arms (2021-)
Bishop Xolelo Thaddeus Kumalo of
Witbank 2020- coat of arms |
Bishop Giuseppe Sandri of
Witbank 2009-2019 coat of arms |
Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe of
Witbank 1984-2000 coat of arms |
Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma
(Apostolic Prefecture 1962-1990)
(est. 1962)
(Apostolic Prefecture 1962-1990)
(est. 1962)
Bishop Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko,
Apostolic Vicar of Ingwavuma 2023- coat of arms |
Bishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara,
Apostolic Vicar of Ingwavuma 2016-2021 coat of arms |
Bishop José Luis Gerardo Ponce de León,
Apostolic Vicar of Ingwavuma 2008-2013 coat of arms |
Apostolic Nuncios
Archbishop Peter B. Wells,
Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa 2016- coat of arms |
Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari,
Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa 2012-2015 coat of arms |