The Diocese of Witbank () is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Witbank in the ecclesiastical province of Johannesburg in South Africa.
History June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lydenburg from the Apostolic Vicariate of Transvaal December 9, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lydenburg January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Lydenburg September 13, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Lydenburg – Witbank November 10, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Witbank
Bishops Prefect Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite) Fr. Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (1939.06.30 – 1948.12.09 see below) Vicar Apostolic of Lydenburg (Roman rite) Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 see below) Bishops of Lydenburg (Roman rite) Bishop Giovanni Riegler, M.C.C.I. (see above 1951.01.11 – 1955.10.06) Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (1956.02.29 – 1964.09.13 see below) Bishops of Lydenburg – Witbank (Roman rite) Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. (see above 1964.09.13 – 1983.02.25) Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1984.01.09 – 1987.11.10 see below) Bishops of Witbank (Roman rite) Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (see above 1987.11.10 – 2000.02.17), appointed Bishop of Pietersburg Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (2001.10.02 – 2008.11.24), appointed Archbishop of Pretoria Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.J. (2009.11.05 – 2019.05.30) Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (since 2020.11.25)
Auxiliary Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (1981–1984), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop João Noé Rodrigues, appointed Bishop of Tzaneen in 2010
See also Roman Catholicism in South Africa
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy