Keimoes-Upington, South Africa, diocese of
Keimoes-Upington, South Africa, diocese of
Founded as the Prefecture Apostolic of Orange River, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa on 20 June 1885. Elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River on 2 May 1898 and entrusted to the Oblates of Saint Francis of Sales of Troyes. Name changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Keimoes on 9 July 1940. Elevated to the diocese of Keimoes on 11 January 1951. Name changed to the diocese of Keimoes-Upington on 8 February 1985. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Bloemfontein. See also,
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