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
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; […]
Statement from the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem
The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued a Statement on the Recent Attack on Crowds gathering to receive Humanitarian Aid in Gaza.
Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on the 2024 Elections
In this pastoral letter, our Bishops provide guidelines for voting in the 2024 National and Provincial elections. DOWNLOAD
Cardinal attends meeting on Gaza, West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel
Commissioners Navi Pillay, Chris Sidoti, Giuseppe Calanduccii (co-ordinator of the Commission), Cardinal Brislin and Fr Peter-John Pearson attended a meeting on Gaza, West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel.
King and Queen of Lesotho visit Cardinal Brislin
King Letsie III of Lesotho and his wife, Queen Masenate paid a courtesy visit to Cardinal Stephen Brislin at the Chancery in Cape Town, and had a fruitful discussion. They were later joined by Bishop Sylvester David OMI (far left) and Fr Peter-John Pearson (far right).
Communique from the SACBC Plenary Session
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued this communique from their Plenary Session, which ended on 30 January 2024.
Fiducia Supplicans
SACBC Bishops respond to Chief Rabbi Goldstein
From Cardinal Brislin on the situation in Gaza
Dear Bishop, Fathers, Deacons, Sisters, Brothers Yesterday I received information from the Latin Patriarch, His Beatitude Cardinal Pizzaballa, and from Vatican News, about an attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza and on the Centre for Disabled Children that is run by the Missionaries of Charity in Gaza. I have celebrated and concelebrated […]
Archdiocesan News 4 of 2023
IN THIS BUMPER EDITION: The making of a Cardinal; Reminiscences and Reflections from Rome; On the Red Carpet; Food Insecurity – How to address it through parish programs; 100 years of Stella Maris; Retrouvaille at Century City; A Phoenix’s Rise; Dominicans celebrate 160 years in SA; Bellville Unity Mass; The Pontifical Mission Societies & Holy […]
Ceasefire NOW petition
Interfaith Theological Dialogue
All are welcome to attend this theological dialogue: It will be live-streamed to this Facebook account: www.Facebook.com/Afosa14 and later to a YouTube channel (awaiting link).