Diocese of Keimoes-Upington

DIOCESE OF KEIMOES-UPINGTON (Dioecesis Keimoesana-Upingtonensis)

Country: South Africa
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1885 as Apostolic Prefecture of Orange River
1898 Promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Orange River
1940 Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Keimoes
1951 as Diocese of Keimoes
Renamed 1985 as Diocese of Keimoes-Upington

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Keimoes-Upington

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Arms of Apostolic vicars

Jean-Marie Simon (1898–1932)
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Odilon Fages (1932–1939)
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Henry Joseph Thünemann (1940–1951)

Arms of Bishops of Keimoes

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Henry Joseph Thünemann (1951–1962)
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Franz Esser (1962–1966)
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John Baptist Minder (1967–1985)

Arms of Bishops of Keimoes-Upington

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John Baptist Minder (1985–2000)
Edward Gabriel Risi (2000-present)

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