Our bishops invite you to join them via livestream as they commemorate the saving Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, celebrated in the sacred liturgies of Holy Week.  All services will be livestreamed to the Archdiocese of Cape Town Facebook page and the videos will be posted later to this website and […]

Archbishop Stephen Brislin offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Wednesday 31 March 2021, during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for the deaf. We have entered […]

Pope Francis declared the Year of St Joseph, running from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021. This is a rare opportunity for us to focus on this great man who is often described as “standing in the shadows”. Joseph becomes our guide to visit the important moments of the life of Mary and the […]

Archbishop Stephen Brislin has made the 2021 Archdiocesan Directory freely available to all!  Instead of being printed, this edition has been made available for download as an interactive PDF. It has been adapted for use on a computer screen (as a double page spread) as well as on a cellphone (in single page portrait format).  […]

The details of the liturgical celebrations for Holy Week and Easter in the various languages are as follows: AfrikaansThe Diocese of Oudtshoorn will livestream Holy Week and Easter Celebrations as follows:1 April – Holy Thursday – Queen of Peace, Bongolethu – 19:002 April – Good Friday – St Nicholas, Brighton – 15:003 April – Easter Vigil […]

Our bishops invite you to join them via livestream as they commemorate the saving Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, celebrated in the sacred liturgies of Holy Week. All services will be livestreamed to the Archdiocese of Cape Town Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/archdiocesecapetown and links will be posted to this website and to […]

Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Friday 26 March 2021, during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for the deaf. Reflection for […]

Archbishop Stephen Brislin offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Wednesday 24 March 2021, during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for the deaf. We are now […]

Pope Francis declared the Year of St Joseph, running from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021. This is a rare opportunity for us to focus on this great man who is often described as “standing in the shadows”. Joseph becomes our guide to visit the important moments of the life of Mary and the […]

Rui Antonio Henriques was ordained to the Priesthood on 19 March 2021 (the Feast of St Joseph) by Archbishop Stephen Brislin. The ordination was livestreamed from Corpus Christi Church in Wynberg at 10.00am, to the Cathedral and Archdiocese of Cape Town Facebook pages. Attendance at the ordination was limited to invitation only, due to Covid-19 […]

Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Friday 19 March 2021, during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for the deaf. Matthew 1:16, […]