Catholic Church

Also known as: Südafrika (Deutsch), Sudáfrica (español), l'Afrique du Sud (français), Repubblica Sudafricana (Italiano), Republika Południowej Afryki (polski), África do Sul (Português), 南非 (繁體中文), 南アフリカ (日本語), Africa Australis (latine)

Continent: Southern Africa

Capital: Pretoria

Population: 42,719,000

Area: 1,219,912 km²

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Assumption

Religions: 80% Christian (11.1% Zionist, 7.1% Catholic, 6.8% Methodist, 6.7% Dutch Reformed, 3.8% Anglican, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.9% Presbyterian), 4% other religions (1.5% Islam, 1.2 Hinduism, 0.3% traditional African beliefs, 0.2% Judaism), 15% with no affiliation

Languages: 11 official languages, including Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu

Motto: (Unity in Diversity)

Neighbouring Countries: Botswana , Bouvet Island , Heard Island and McDonald Islands , Lesotho , Mozambique , Namibia , Swaziland , Zimbabwe

Circumscriptions (27): Metr. Archdioceses (5), Dioceses (20), Military Ordinariates (1), Apostolic Vicariates (1)

Roman Rite (27): Aliwal, Bethlehem, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, De Aar, Dundee, Durban, Eshowe, Ingwavuma, Johannesburg, Keimoes–Upington, Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Kokstad, Kroonstad, Mariannhill, Mthatha, Oudtshoorn, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Queenstown, Rustenburg, South African Defence Force, Tzaneen, Umzimkulu, Witbank

Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): Napier (70) | All Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: South Africa

Conference of Bishops: Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S.A.C.B.C.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I.M.B.I.S.A.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcoaples d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)