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Archdiocese of Johannesburg

*Archidioecesis Ioannesburgensis*
Archdiocese of Johannesburg; Archidioecesis Ioannesburgensis
	Coat of arms of the Archbishop
Location
Country	South Africa
Ecclesiastical province	Johannesburg
Statistics
Area	14,517 km2 (5,605 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2013); 7,672,000; 918,456 (12.0%)
Parishes	128
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1886
Cathedral	Cathedral of Christ the King
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception of our Lady
Secular priests	181
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.
Website
	catholicjhb.org.za

The Archdiocese of Johannesburg (Latin: Ioannesburgum) is the a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the metropolitan see of an ecclesiastical province.

History edit

June 4, 1886: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Transvaal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal
September 16, 1904: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal
April 9, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Johannesburg
January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Johannesburg
June 5, 2007: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Vicars Apostolic of Transvaal
- Bishop William Miller, O.M.I. (September 17, 1904 – May 2, 1912)
- Bishop Charles Cox, O.M.I. (July 15, 1914 – July 14, 1924)
Vicars Apostolic of Johannesburg
- Bishop David O'Leary (Bishop), O.M.I. (May 13, 1925 – November 25, 1950)
- Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (November 25, 1950 – January 11, 1951 see below)
Bishops of Johannesburg (Roman rite)
- Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. (see above January 11, 1951 - July 18, 1954), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein
- Bishop Hugh Boyle (July 18, 1954 – January 24, 1976)
- Archbishop (personal title) Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. (January 24, 1976 – July 2, 1984)
- Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond (July 2, 1984 – May 19, 2002)
- Archbishop (personal title) Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (April 8, 2003 – June 5, 2007 see below)
Archbishops of Johannesburg
- Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (aee above June 5, 2007 -)

Peter John Holiday, appointed Bishop of Kroonstad in 2011
Luc Julian Matthys (priest here, 1961–1976), appointed Bishop of Armidale, Australia in 1999
Thomas Graham Rose, appointed Bishop of Dundee in 2008