Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma

Apostolic vicariate of Ingwavuma

*Vicariatus Apostolicus Ingvavumensis*
Apostolic vicariate of Ingwavuma; Vicariatus Apostolicus Ingvavumensis
Location
Country	South Africa
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Coordinates	27°9′S 32°0′E / 27.150°S 32.000°E
Statistics
Area	12,369 km2 (4,776 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2014); 748,685; 26,233 (3.5%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and Our Lady of Sorrows, Hlabisa
Current leadership
Bishop	Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko

The Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Ingvavumensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic Vicariate located in Ingwavuma (Umkhanyakude District Municipality) in South Africa.

History

12 November 1962: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ingwavuma from the Diocese of Eshowe and Diocese of Manzini
19 November 1990: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma

Prefects Apostolic of Ingwavuma
- Fr. Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M. (13 November 1962 – 9 May 1970)
- Fr. Anselm Donald Mary Dennehy, O.S.M. (Apostolic Administrator 8 May 1970 – 1976)
- Fr. Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. (9 January 1976 – 19 November 1990)
Vicars Apostolic of Ingwavuma
- Bishop Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. (19 November 1990 – 30 May 2006)
- Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. (24 November 2008 – 29 November 2013), appointed Bishop of Manzini
- Bishop Mandla Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M. (30 April 2016^[1] - 9 June 2021)^[2]
- Fr. Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I (20 March 2023^[3] – present)

^ "Other Pontifical Acts, 30.04.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 09.06.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 20.03.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.