Welcome to the 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

News & Events

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

Please find attached three documents for the celebration of the 4th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Letter from Pope Francis Kit from the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life Synthesis of the Pope’s letter and suggestions for Families and Parishes for the celebration of the Grandparents day from the Department of Formation, Life […]

Catholic Engaged Encounter celebrates its international Golden Jubilee

In the most recent edition of the ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS, our quarterly Archdiocesan tabloid, Engaged Encounter and Marriage Encounter feature quite prominently. Be sure to read more on this on page 12, as well as a variety of interesting articles and reflections on other pages. In 1968, Marriage Encounter (ME) couples began developing a programme for […]

Vocational Discernment

This month we focus on Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. To this end, our vocations team have prepared various inputs which have, and will be, posted on our Facebook page throughout the month of April. The following article, from the most recent edition of the Archdiocesan News, speaks about vocational discernment. It is […]

Parish Alive Leadership Webinar

All Priests and PPC Chairs are invited to join a Parish Alive Leadership Webinar. Leadership – Building and leading Teams. Hosted by Parish Alive in cooperation with Divine Renovation. Guest speaker Ryan Coyne, Leadership Coach, Divine Renovation. WHEN: Thurs, 11 April at 7:00 – 8:30 pm on Zoom. Please register.

Human Rights Day Pilgrimage

On 21 March, human rights day, a pilgrimage for a ceasefire in Gaza was organised by Christian Churches of Cape Town. Other faiths were invited to join the pilgrimage which started in Simon’s Town and ended at the Groote Kerk in Cape Town CBD. He was not able to attend, but sent the following message. […]

Salesians prepare for Centenary celebrations in Lansdowne

In the build-up to the celebration of the presence of the Salesians in Lansdowne, Fr Eddie O’Neill SDB has been preparing a series of articles on the history of the Salesians in Cape Town. So far, six parts have been prepared, and more will be added to this page when they are produced. 1. The […]

Parish Alive Summit 2024

On 17 February 2024, Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) leaders came from the four corners of the Archdiocese of Cape Town to attend the Parish Alive Summit held at Our Lady Help of Christians in Lansdowne. What a gathering and what a sense of unity and joy with almost 500 people from 73 parishes/churches present! On […]

Pope Francis Announces Year of Prayer to Prepare for 2025 Jubilee

2025 has been proclaimed a Jubilee Year by Pope Francis. The Jubilee Year begins on Dec. 24, 2024 (Christmas Eve), and concludes on Jan. 6, 2026. In preparation for this Holy Year, he has also announced that 2024 become a Year of Prayer. Attached below is the Holy Year Prayer and the booklet Teach us […]

Archdiocesan News 1 of 2024

HOT OFF THE ‘DIGITAL PRESS’: In this edition: Parish Alive Summit 2024; Youth Empower Conference; Liturgical Music Training; Spiritual Accompaniment Course; Priests focus on Synodal Priesthood; Respond-ing to Disaster; Uplifting Revival Day at St Monica’s; Cardinal celebrates with the Diocese of Manzini and the Diocese of Kroonstad; Children Celebrating Liturgy; Kolping knitting and crochet marathon; […]