DIOCESIS OUDTSHOORNENSIS
A DIOCESE OF THE LATIN ROMAN RITE
Ecclesiastical Territory
Erected as a Diocese 1951
Tel: +27 44 279 1715
Email: curia@oudtshoornensis.com
or
oudtshoornensis@gmail.com
Our Diocese
The Ecclesiastical Territory that
constitutes the Diocese
Our Bishop
The shepherd of our Diocese
Our Cathedral
The heart and mother church of our Diocese
RECENT NEWS | ONLANGSE NUUS
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Bishop Noel’s Christmas Message
Below, find in English, Afrikaans or isiXhosa, bishop Noel’s Christmas Message to the faithful of the Diocese Read more →
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A Christmas Message to us all
This year’s Christmas message from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference comes to us from the President of the Conference, His Emincence, Stephen, Cardinal Brislin. Read more →
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Pope Leo expresses his deep concern over the renewed fighting
Pope Leo XIV expressed his “deep concern” over the renewed fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus in St.… Read more →
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Pope Leo’s first International Apostolic journey – A recap and a look at its signifcance
Continuing a decades-old tradition of paying homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome, Pope Leo prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which… Read more →
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‘Watch over this humanity’ Pope Leo asks of our Lady on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Continuing a decades-old tradition of paying homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome, Pope Leo prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which… Read more →
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Bishop Edward Risi: South African Shepherd and Liturgical Leader Dies at 76
It is with deep sorrow the Chancellor has to announce the passing of Bishop Edward Risi, OMI., hitherto the Chairperson of the Afrikaans Language Pastoral Region of the Southern African… Read more →
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PMS & Missionary Childhood – Advent Resource Material
The National Director for the Pontifical Mission Societies and his team prepared the below Advent resourrce material, suitable especially for the young ones! Spesiaal vir die jong klomp! ‘n Handige… Read more →
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Pope Leo continues his Apostolic Journey
.Oudtshoorn, 1 December 2025 – On board the papal plane which took Pope Leo XIV from Türkiye to Lebanon on Sunday afternoon, the Holy Father took a moment to answer… Read more →
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Algorithims should not write your story
Over the past month, the Holy Father has repeatedly spoken on the topics of technology, the power of algorithms, and AI, addressing young people, journalists, scientists, educators, and priests, always… Read more →
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Pope Leo’s focus during his first international apostolic journey to Türkiye and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey Thursday on his first international apostolic journey. The wide-ranging trip — spanning historic ecumenical encounters, deeply symbolic gestures of prayer, and pastoral visits to… Read more →