The Diocese of Kokstad () is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Kokstad in the ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa.
History April 8, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill July 11, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kokstad
Special churches The cathedral is the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Kokstad.
Leadership Prefect Apostolic of Mount Currie Father Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11) Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21), appointed Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11) Bishops of Kokstad Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15) Bishop Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Durban in 1992 (cardinal in 2001) Bishop William Slattery, O.F.M. (1993.11.17 – 2010.12.23), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (2013.05.06 – 2020.04.01), appointed Archbishop of Bloemfontein Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. (2022.04.06 – present)
See also Catholic Church in South Africa
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy