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

Visits to St Mary’s Cathedral

POSTERS TO HELP YOU ADVERTISE JUBILEE 2025 PILGRIMAGE TO OUR CATHEDRAL This Jubilee Year gives us a wonderful opportunity to make a pilgrimage to our own Cathedral, an official designated Jubilee event. Download Posters from the Archdiocese of Cape Town Jubilee website to help you advertise this special occasion in your parishes. Posters for Cathedral […]

Evangelisation Workshop

The Center for Pastoral Development invites the co-ordinator for Evangelization on your Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) and one other person, either from the Evangelization team or another portfolio or ministry, to a workshop on Evangelization on 5 April 2025. If you can’t attend the meeting, please send an alternate so that your parish is represented […]

Jubilee 2025 Reflections

Attached below are the April and May 2025 Jubilee reflections forwarded on by Bishop Sylvester David OMI.

Jubilee Year Parish Tree Planting Initiative

As part of Jubilee 2025, and as Pilgrims of Hope, all parishes are invited to plant a tree  during Lent. For further information on this please contact Berni Crewe-Brown on 082 855 5582 or bcb.laudatosi@gmail.com

Archdiocesan News 1 of 2025

HOT OFF THE DIGITAL PRESS: Our first edition of 2025 features the following: Jubilee Inauguration Mass for the Archdiocese of Cape Town; Cardinal Brislin’s installation as Archbishop of Johannesburg and the Taking Possession of his Cathedral of Christ the King; Youth Leaders’ Empower Conference; Parish Alive Summit 2025; Farewell Mass for Cardinal Stephen Brislin; A […]

Liturgical Dance Workshop

Part 1 of this workshop at Welcome Estate is for Parish group leaders and their assistants. RSVP Thelicia on 082 818 4702.

Ministers of Hospitality Training

Those involved in the Hospitality/ Ushering/ Wardens ministry and haven’t already received archdiocesan training are encouraged to join. Please RSVP via the link or click on the image below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchDhP1X6_axj0onnppY116m290MGlIeNdv-bKwUczPVWb-xw/viewform

Proclaimers of the Word Workshop

All Proclaimers of the Word are welcome to attend our upcoming workshop. Please follow the link or click on the image below for more information and to RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJeG9ZZo-puS_0ApjejH-rXZfnjB8j7IdTN0mo_YQTFzgIsg/viewform