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.

Message of Pope Leo XIV for Lent

Below is Pope Leo XIV’s message for Lent 2026. Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion. [pdf-embedder url=”https://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/MESSAGE-OF-POPE-LEO-XIV.pdf” title=”MESSAGE OF POPE LEO XIV”]

Franciscan Jubilee Year 2026

Please see attached a presentation of resources for reflection on the Franciscan Jubilee Year, declared by Pope Leo XIV on 7 January 2026. This resource has been provided by the Departments for Laity & Youth, Christian Formation, Ecumenism, Inter-Faith & Religious Dialogue, and the Commission for J&P of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) […]

The Bishops’ Foundation Newsletter

Please find attached the first edition of The Bishops’ Foundation newsletter from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) [pdf-embedder url=”https://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/February-2026-1.pdf” title=”February 2026 (1)”]

World Day of the Sick 2026

Pope Leo XIV has chosen the theme for the 34th World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated on February 11, 2026: “The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing another’s pain”. Please see this page from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for the Pope’s message

A Faith Reflection on the arrival of the new Archbishop

3 February 2026. The “Neck” of the Church A Faith Reflection on the arrival of the New Archbishop. This is an addendum to the faith reflection I posted on Facebook earlier today. On the feast of St Blaise when traditionally we bless throats, I thought that seeing that the throat is synonymous with the neck, […]

Mass Wine for Parishes

For parishes to order Mass wine, please see Bishop Sylvester David’s letter below, and use the portal in the link provided. https://sacbcwine.org.za/endorsement/ [pdf-embedder url=”https://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/Notice-re-Mass-Wines.pdf” title=”Notice re Mass Wines”]

SACBC Unveils Official Logo for the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Southern African Hierarchy

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has officially unveiled the logo for the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Southern African Hierarchy, marking a significant milestone in the life and mission of the Catholic Church in South Africa, Eswatini, and Botswana. Official Logo See also, the opening Mass of the Jubilee Year celebrating […]