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ARCHDIOCESE OF CAPE TOWN

Established : 1847 as Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District, in 1939 Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town, elevated to Archdiocese in 1951.

Official blazon

Argent, an anchor in pale ringed azure below in chief five mullets in saltire or.

Origin/meaning

Arms of Vicars Apostolic/Archbishops

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Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Palaeopolis in Pamphylia IPI Patrick Raymod Griffith, O.P.(1837-1862)
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Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Antigonea IPI Thomas Grimley (1862-1871)
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Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Corada IPI John Leonard (1872-1908)
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Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Sergiopolis IPI John Rooney(1908-1924)
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Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Phoba IPI Bernard Cornelius O’Riley (1925-1932)
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Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Coptus IPI Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. (1933-1949)
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Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Sectorium IPI Owen Cardinal McCann(1950-1951). 1st Archbishop from 11 Jan 1951 until 20 Oct 1989 , created Cardinal 1965.
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Archbishop Stephen Naidoo, C.SS.R.(1984-1989)
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Archbishop Lawrence Patrick Henry (1990-2009)
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Archbishop Stephen Brislin (2009-)