Roman Catholic Diocese of Klerksdorp
Diocese of Klerksdorp Dioecesis Klerkpolitana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Metropolitan | Klerksdorp |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 34,800 km2 (13,400 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Victor Hlolo Phalana |
| Bishops emeritus | Daniel Verstraete O.M.I. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Klerksdorp (Latin: Dioecesis Klerkpolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Klerksdorp in the ecclesiastical province of North West in South Africa.
The second bishop of Klerksdorp was His Lordship, the Right Reverend Bishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve, former auxiliary bishop of Johannesburg (while serving there, he was the Titular Bishop of Luperciana). On Friday, April 26, 2013, Pope Francis accepted Bishop Mvemve's resignation as Bishop, under Canon 401.2 of the Latin Rite 1983 Code of Canon Law. Pope Francis then appointed Johannesburg's archbishop, Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I., as Apostolic Administrator until the third bishop was named.