Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bloemfontein Explained

Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location:	Bloemfontein
Country:	South Africa
Denomination:	Roman Catholic Church

The Sacred Heart Cathedral^[1] is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church^[2] and is located at 1 Green in the city of Bloemfontein^[3] in the Free State province, South Africa.^[4]

It serves as the main church and seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein (Archidioecesis Bloemfonteinensis) which was created in 1951 with the bull Suprema Nobis of Pope Pius XII and depends on the ecclesiastical province of the same name. Its metropolitan archbishop since 2020 is Zolile Peter Mpambani.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Africa
• Sacred Heart Cathedral (disambiguation)

References

-29.1216°N 26.2169°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/africa/2913.htm Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bloemfontein
2. Book: Pretoria, Church of the Province of South Africa Diocese of. The Catholic Directory of Southern Africa. Conference. Catholic Church Southern African Catholic Bishops'. 1988-01-01. Salesian Press. en.
3. Book: Our Art. 1993-01-01. journal Lantern in collaboration with the S.A. Broadcasting Corporation. 9780797028326. en.
4. Book: Kearney, Paddy. Guardian of the Light: Denis Hurley: Renewing the Church, Opposing Apartheid. 2010-06-01. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 9781441188557. en.