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.

The see of the Archdiocese of Cape Town is currently vacant.

We have a dedicated website for Jubilee Year 2025. Please visit it by following the link below:

 

News & Events

Youth Day Battle of the Bands

To all parishes A warm reminder that this Monday (16th) we will be celebrating a special Jubilee Youth Day, and we would love your support in making it a memorable occasion for our young people. The celebration will begin with a liturgy celebrated by Bishop Sylvester at 10:00, followed by a light lunch. From 11:30 […]

Winter Living Theology

Register now for Winter Living Theology 2025! See details below. More information is available here https://jesuit-institute-south-africa.aweb.page/p/a08e783f-caf9-4e2a-9693-b4e7ba9943f6 or on our website https://www.jesuitinstitute.org.za/winter-living-theology/ More: search for Winter Living Theology on this site

You will be my witnesses

Posted by Fr. Dumisani Vilakati, Diocese of Manzini, Eswatini First reading: Acts 1:1-11 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 47 Second reading: Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23 Gospel: Luke 24:46-53 After forty days since Easter Sunday the Church celebrates the ascension of the Lord. The ascension is a way of Jesus becoming fully present to his disciples, ourselves, as he […]

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Traditionally, the period from Ascension to Pentecost (this year from 29 May to 8 June) is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Please see the following prayers forwarded on by Bishop Sylvester David OMI.

Youth Day Battle of the Bands

🎶 Youth Day Jubilee – Battle of the Bands 🎶 All youth are invited to a vibrant Youth Day celebration filled with faith, music, and hope at the Italian Club of Cape Town! 🕙 Date & Time: Starting at 10:00 AM with a special spiritual liturgy 🍽️ Followed by a lunch break 🎤 Then it’s […]

Beware Fake Videos of Pope Leo

Please see the attached letter from Bishop Sylvester David OMI in this regard. Please access link here: Vatican Launches New Official Website and Warning: Beware of Fake Videos Featuring the Pope’s Voice

Habemus Papam!

The Translation of Pope Leo XIV first address. “Peace be with you all! Dearest brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd who gave His life for God’s flock. I too wish that this greeting of peace may enter your hearts, reach your families, all people, wherever they […]

Winter Living Theology 2025

Register now for Winter Living Theology 2025! See details below. More information is available here https://jesuit-institute-south-africa.aweb.page/p/a08e783f-caf9-4e2a-9693-b4e7ba9943f6 or on our website https://www.jesuitinstitute.org.za/winter-living-theology/

Statement and Homilies on Pope Francis

Below is the SACBC Press Statement on the death of Pope Francis, Cardinal Stephen Brislin’s homily at the Archdiocese of Johannesburg memorial service for Pope Francis, Bishop Sipuka’s homily at the National Memorial Service, and Bishop Sylvester David’s homily at the ‘In Memoriam’ Mass for the Archdiocese of Cape Town on 30 April 2025. SACBC […]