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Cape of Good Hope, Western Vicariate Apostolic of

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

(British possession); established, 1837. Vicars Apostolic: Patrick Griffith (1837-1862), Thomas Grimley (1862-1871), John Leonard (1872-1909), John Rooney (1909-1925), Bernard O'Riley (1926); residence at Cape Town. Churches and chapels, 35; priests, secular, 25; priests, regular, 9; schools, 31; Catholics, 16,500.

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Entry for 'Cape of Good Hope, Western Vicariate Apostolic of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/cape-of-good-hope-western-vicariate-apostolic-of.html. 1910.