Diocese of Kokstad Dioecesis Kokstadensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Durban
Statistics
Area	17,635.5 km2 (6,809.1 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,300,000 72,000 (5.5%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	St. Patrick's Cathedral
Language	IsiXhosa Sesotho English
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.

TheDiocese of Kokstad (Latin:Kokstaden(sis)) is a Latin Catholicdiocese located in the city ofKokstad in theecclesiastical province ofDurban inSouth Africa.

• April 8, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie from theApostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill
• July 11, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad
• January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kokstad

Thecathedral is the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Kokstad.

Prefect Apostolic of Mount Currie

• FatherBiagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11)

Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad

• BishopBiagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
• BishopJohn Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11)

Bishops of Kokstad

• BishopJohn Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15)
• BishopWilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Durban in 1992 (cardinal in 2001)
• BishopWilliam Slattery,O.F.M. (1993.11.17 – 2010.12.23), appointed Archbishop ofPretoria andBishop of South Africa, Military
• BishopZolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (2013.05.06 – 2020.04.01), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
• BishopThulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (2022.04.06 – present)

• Catholic Church in South Africa

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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