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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Peace, Prayer and the Rosary
Pous Leo XIV nooi Katolieke regoor die wêreld uit om saam met hom op 30 Mei ’n rosenkrans vir vrede te bid. Die Heilige Vader sal die rosenkrans regstreeks vanuit… Read more →
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Western Deanery Parish Life Coordinator Workshop
The Family Life Ministry in the Diocese reminds us of the Western Deanery Family Life Parish Coordinator training that will take place on Saturday, 30 May | Die Gesins- en… Read more →
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Rebuild trust and restore love: The Retrouvaille program
Die Gesins- en Familielewebediening in die Bisdom laat ons weet dat ’n Retrouvaille-program van 24 tot 26 Julie in Oudtshoorn aangebied sal word, met die doel om ’n Retrouvaille-gemeenskap in… Read more →
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Encyclical Letter ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ released
Vroeër vandag, 25 Mei, is Pous Leo XIV sy eerste ensikliek bekendgestel. ’n Brief van sowat vyf-en-sestig bladsye, maar eintlik ’n roepstem wat deur eeue van tradisie weerklink. Pope Leo… Read more →
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Our Bishops condemn violence against migrants
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) condemn violence against migrants and urge politicians not to exploit the migration crisis for political gain. Die Suider-Afrikaanse Katolieke Biskoppekonferensie (SAKBK) veroordeel geweld… Read more →
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MISSIO Liturgical Calendar 2027
The National Director for The Pontifical Mission Societies in our Region, Fr Jerry Browne, is working on the 2027 Liturgical Calendar and needs your assistance in sourcing high quality photos… Read more →
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Preserving the human person in the age of AI
onfirmation was given by the Vatican that Pope Leo XIV’s first Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on… Read more →
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Gebedsweek vir Christeneenheid
In Oudtshoorn het die Gebedsweek vir Christeneenheid gisteraand afgeskop met ‘n gesamentlike Ekumeniese Pinkster Openingsdiens gefasiliteer deur die plaaslike Emmanuel Leraarskring. Lidmate van die deelnemende denominasie en kerkgemeenskappe het saam… Read more →
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Diocesan Synodal Team distributed on 21 April source material that can be used for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The theme for the 2026 Week for… Read more →
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Diocesan Media Statement
Die Bisdom Oudtshoorn, onder leiding van Biskop Noel Rucastle, betuig medelye en pastorale bystandsteun aan gemeenskappe wat swaar getref is deur die onlangse erge weer. Spesiale solidariteit word uitgespreek teenoor… Read more →