The Diocese of Oudtshoorn () is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Oudtshoorn in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
On 4 May 2020, Noel Andrew Rucastle, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, was appointed Bishop of Oudtshoorn.
History 3 August 1874: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cape of Good Hope, Central District from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Western District 13 June 1939: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Oudtshoorn 9 December 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oudtshoorn 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Oudtshoorn
Special churches The cathedral is St. Saviour's Cathedral in Oudtshoorn.
Leadership Prefects Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District (Latin Church) Bishop Franziskus Hennemann (1922.06.26 – 1933.06.30), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District Fr. Teodoro Koenig (1934.01.12 – 1939.06.13 see below) Prefect Apostolic of Oudtshoorn Fr. Teodoro Koenig (see above 1939.06.13 – 1947) Vicar Apostolic of Oudtshoorn Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel (1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 see below) Bishops of Oudtshoorn Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel (see above 1951.01.11 – 1968.10.02) Bishop Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. (1969.03.06 – 1982.04.20) Bishop Edward Robert Adams (1983.05.02 - 2010.05.28) Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia (appointed 2010.05.28 - retired 2 July 2018) Bishop Noel Andrew Rucastle (appointed 4 May 2020 - )
See also Catholic Church in South Africa
Sources Website (Diocese of Oudtshoorn) GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy