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
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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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7 new saints, including a first from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea
ope Leo XIV proclaimed seven new saints on Sunday, World Mission Sunday in the presence of an estimated 70 000 strong crown in St. Peter’s Square. The new saints include… Read more →
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A Mission Sunday Pastoral Letter
Bishop Noel wrote to the faithful in the Diocese regarding Mission Sunday, which has just been celebrated. Below for those who have missed his message, find his pastoral letter in… Read more →
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A chance encounter
In the Southern Deanery, Frans Elders says he was blessed during his visit to St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church in Pacaltsdorp and Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Thembalethu yesterday when,… Read more →
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Faith cannot be seperated from love for the poor
Pope Leo XIV in his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi te following in the footsteps of his predecessors clearly reminds us that “faith cannot be seperated from love of the poor”. Read more →
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The Diocesan Sacred Heart Sodalities gathered
Over the weekend 26 to 28 September 2025 atGood Shepherd Catholic Church in Thembalethu, George, the Diocesan branches of the Sacred Heart Sodality gathered together with Fr Aphiwe SAC, Deacon… Read more →
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The Diocesan Sodality of St Anne gathers
Fr Luyolo Jacobs, the Diocesan Chaplain to the St Anne Sodality, shared the following visuals with us at the conclusion of a two day Diocesan Conference of the branches of… Read more →
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From the Chancery: Fr Enrico V. Parry has been appointed Director of The Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA)
Bishop Noel informed us earlier this evening of the appointment by the Bishops of The Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) of Rev Fr Enrico V. Parry,… Read more →
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Polish war orphans and a memorial
The Polish Assosiation of Siberian Deportees of Southeast Africa, yesterday gathered for the celebration of Holy Mass in the Black Madonna Chapel at St Saviour Cathedral. Rev Fr Dennis Ongansie… Read more →
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Family Life Coordinator Training
The Diocesan Family Life Coordinating Couple reminds us of the Family Life workshops to be held on October 4th at Mary, Queen of the Apostles in George, and on October… Read more →
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Jeug van die Westelike Dekenaat het byeengekom
Die Jeug van die gemeenskappe van die Westelike Dekenaat het Sondag, 7 September by Immaculate Heart of Mary Katolieke Kerk in Zweletemba, Worcester, byeengekom vir ‘n gesamentlike JeugEucharistieviering waarna die… Read more →