Welcome to the Archdiocese of Cape Town

Cape Town is commonly known as the Mother City of South Africa, and is the first ecclesiastical territory to be established in Southern Africa (1818). You are most welcome to this website. It is hoped 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 to 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 we 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.

 

News & Events

Devotion to St Joseph with Fr Sean Cahill OFM Cap

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 […]

Archdiocesan News 3 of 2021

HOT OFF THE DIGITAL PRESS! Synod 2021-2023; Buckets of Love 2021; 2021 Directory Update; Youth Upcoming Events; St Catherine’s expands Soup Kitchen; News from St Kizito Children’s Programme; Life Teen and Edge; News from our Schools’ Office; CPLO Responses and Digests; God for Grownups; Kolping and Tafelsig parish collaboration; The Little Carpenter; the Xhosa Apostolate […]

Prayer and Reflection by Archbishop Stephen Brislin

Archbishop Stephen Brislin offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Wednesday 29 September 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. Today we celebrate […]

Season of Creation

A beautiful reflection for this Season of Creation from Fr Zane Godwin, Episcopal Vicar for Pastoral Development in the Archdiocese of Cape Town.

Prayer and Reflection by Bishop Sylvester David OMI

Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Friday 24 September 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. Friday 24 […]

Synod Documentation

Please see attached letter to all Parish Priests, Clergy, Lay Leaders, Religious, Catholic Institutions and Outreach Ministries regarding the upcoming Synod.

Prayer and Reflection by Archbishop Stephen Brislin

Archbishop Stephen Brislin offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Wednesday 22 September 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. Blessings and peace […]

Season of Creation Webinar

As we continue the 2021 Season of Creation, we wish to invite you all to be part of a Webinar. Blue Planet – Code Red Kairos for our Common Home on Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 16:30 to 18:00. Kindly hosted by Radio Veritas, the voices of dedicated South African leaders and experts in Socio-ecology, the […]

Prayer and Reflection by Bishop Sylvester David OMI

Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Friday 17 September 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. Let us […]

Preparatory Document and Vademecum for Bishops’ Synod

Below please find the Preparatory Document and Vademecum for the upcoming “listening phase” of the Bishops’ Synod, begining in October 2021. More detailed resources, including various formats of the Preparatory Document and other languages, are available for download at http://www.synod.va/en.html ADSUMUS PRAYER Adsumus, Sancte Spiritus Prayer of invocation to the Holy Spirit for an ecclesial […]

Prayer and Reflection by Archbishop Stephen Brislin

Archbishop Stephen Brislin offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Wednesday 15 September 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. Yesterday we celebrated […]