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Diocese of Kokstad

The Diocese of Kokstad is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Kokstad in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.

History
• April 8, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill • July 11, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad • January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kokstad ==Special churches==
Special churches
The cathedral is the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Kokstad. ==Leadership==
Leadership
;Prefect Apostolic of Mount Currie • Father Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11) ;Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad • Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China • Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11) ; Bishops of Kokstad • Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15) • Bishop Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Durban in 1992 (cardinal in 2001) • Bishop William Slattery, O.F.M. (1993.11.17 – 2010.12.23), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military • Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (2013.05.06 – 2020.04.01), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein • Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (2022.04.06 – present) ==See also==
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