Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg, under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception of our Lady, is part of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC).
The Archdiocese of Johannesburg comprises the following districts: Johannesburg, Alberton, Balfour, Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan, Carletonville, Delmas, Germiston, Heidelberg, Kempton Park, Krugersdorp, Nigel, Randburg, Randfontein, Roodepoort, Sandton, Soweto, Springs, Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, and Westonaria covering an area of 14 517sq.km.
The suffragan of Sees of Manzini (Swaziland), Klerksdorp and Witbank fall under Archdiocese of Johannesburg.
The districts of Pretoria, Midrand and Centurion fall outside this Archdiocese and fall under the Archdiocese of Pretoria.
History
- 04 June 1886 – Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal.
- 16 September 1904 – Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal.
- 09 April 1948 – Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Johannesburg.
- 11 January 1951 – Promoted as Diocese of Johannesburg.
- 05 June 2007 – Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg
Past and Current Bishops
Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal (Roman rite)
- 17 September 1904 – 02 May 1912 : Bishop William Miller, O.M.I.
- 15 July 1914 – 14 July 1924 : Bishop Charles Cox, O.M.I.
Vicars Apostolic of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
- 13 May 1925 – 25 November 1950 : Bishop David O’Leary (Bishop), O.M.I.
- 25 November 1950 – 11 January 1951 : Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I.
Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
- 11 January 1951 – 18 July 954 : Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I.
- 18 July 1954 – 24 January 1976 : Bishop Hugh Boyle
- 24 January 1976 – 02 July 1984 : Archbishop (personal title) Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I.
- 02 July 1984 – 19 May 2002 : Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond
- 08 April 2003 – 05 June 2007 : Archbishop (personal title) Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. – See below
Archbishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
- June 2007 : Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- 1948 – 1950 : William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I.
Auxiliary Bishops
- 1972 – 1975 : Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. > appointed Bishop of Umtata
- 1986 – 1994 : Zithulele Patrick Mvemve > appointed Bishop of Klerksdorp
- 1983 – 1984 : Reginald Joseph Orsmond > appointed Bishop
- 2016 – 2021 : Duncan Theodore Tsoke > appointed Bishop of Kimberly