Archdiocese of Cape Town

As the Archbishop of the Mother City of South Africa, of the first
ecclesiastical territory to be established in Southern Africa (1818),
I welcome you to this website.
It is my hope that it will inform you and provide you with any
information you may require regarding this segment of the Catholic Church.
We also provide links with other websites which might interest you.
If you require any information not included here, email us and we will do
what we can to help.
If you have discovered this page by accident, you are especially welcome
and I hope you will find it of some value and maybe help you to understand
how the Catholic Church in Cape Town is trying to serve the community and
so bring it closer to the Lord.
With my very sincere and best wishes
+Cardinal Stephen Brislin
ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN

Radio Veritas Season of Creation Webinar

Radio Veritas invites you to join this scheduled Zoom meeting for the Radio Veritas 2024 Season of Creation Webinar (see flyer below) Time: Sep 17, 2024 16:00 SAST Harare, Pretoria Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89595320506?pwd=2oOiij9YsG8v95jNasQGUXlEhpTLaK.1 Meeting ID: 895 9532 0506 Passcode: 009116

Archdiocesan News 3 of 2024

IN THIS BUMPER EDITION: Feedback on the Parish Culture Survey 2024; Diaconate Ordination; Together for Creation Youth Night & Youth Hike; Latest visitors to ‘the Red Carpet’; Little Sisters say fond farewell to Cape Town; Consecration of Fransalian Associates; The Vocational River and noises of discernment; Catering for Youth and Confirmation Groups at CBC Stellenbosch; […]

Statement by SA Jews for a Free Palestine

South African Jews for a Free Palestine held a picket at the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre on 10 August 2024. Their statement subsequent to the protest can be accessed on the following link. https://sajfp.org.za/statement-on-sajfp-picket-at-the-cape-town-holocaust-and-genocide-centre-cthgc/

Suffering and Sacrifice for Others: A Muslim/Christian Perspective

The Ahlulbait Mosque in Ottery, in conjunction with the Catholic Church of Cape Town invites you to the fifth meeting of the Platform for Theological Dialogue and Practical Ethics on 15 August 2024 at 7.15 pm at the Ahlulbait Mosque Complex De Wet Rd in Ottery RSVP: +27 82 783 2122 You are free to […]

Cardinal Stephen Brislin elected SACBC President

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) attending the August plenary session in Mariannhill Monastery, on Wednesday, August 7 elected Cardinal Stephen Brislin of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Town as President, Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani SCI of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein as 1st Vice President, and Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara, CMM […]

Blasphemous opening ceremony at the Olympic Games 2024

Please see below a letter from Bishop Sylvester David OMI regarding the blasphemous opening ceremony at the Olympic Games. It is with a great sense of disappointment and disgust that we pen these words. The Olympic Games, like any international event, is meant to foster growth and unity among all peoples. This aim was seriously […]

Thanksgiving for Peaceful Elections

Cardinal Brislin has asked that prayers of thanksgiving be offered at Masses on the weekend of 20th/21st July, for the success and peaceful outcome of the recent elections in South Africa. For some months before the elections we prayed for the success of the elections, and despite fears of possible violence and other problems, the […]

A Just War?

As the war in Gaza drags on and the death toll rises, those held hostage languish in captivity and those held without trial increase in number. The J&P Commission of the Holy Land speaks out against the misuse of a term used in Catholic doctrine. Download the document HERE.

Hope and Act with Creation

A message from Pope Francis for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

Archdiocesan News 2 of 2024

HOT OFF THE ‘DIGITAL PRESS’ – Archdiocesan News 2 of 2024: In this edition: Cardinal takes possession of titular church; Joy as Cape Town welcomes newly ordained priest; Youth Day 17 June; On the Red Carpet; From the Heart; Spiritual Accompaniment Course; Bishop Eddie Adams turns 90; Youth Mission in Oudtshoorn; Easter Retreat for Ministries; […]