News and Events

Parish Culture Survey
AD NEWS 4 OF 2023: On 5 November 2022 the newly elected PPC Chairs of our Archdiocese gathered at St Anthony’s Parish in Langa. The meeting started with a beautiful reflection on servant leadership and our mission as leaders in the church. Archbishop Stephen Brislin gave an address on the responses from the first phase […]

Ministries Morning of Formation and Reflection
If you are involved in any ministry you are encouraged to join our Ministries Morning of Formation and Reflection on 28 January at OLHC, Lansdowne. See details in the poster below. Please indicate your attendance by registering, using the following link: https://forms.gle/pxyB3AJ1ECAMGBYL6

“Stand up and feel the Holy Spirit, find the power of your faith.”
AD NEWS 4 OF 2022The above lyrics come from a song called I Believe, sung by Andrea Bocelli and Katherine Jenkins. I have absolutely no doubt that these words resonate with all 520 people from 66 parishes in our Archdiocese who attended the Parish Alive Leadership Training for newly- elected PPC members on Saturday 19 November. The power of […]

Theology Course 2023
Please see the 2023 Theology Course poster, registration link, letter and course outline below. Theology Course 2023 Letter and Course OutlineDownload

Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Live from the Vatican

Archbishop Brislin interview on Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Archbishop Stephen Brislin was interviewed by SABC News Channel SA Today on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and his legacy.

Mass in honour of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
A memorial Mass in honour of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be celebrated by Bishop Sylvester David OMI in St Mary’s Cathedral on Wednesday 4th January at 18.00. All are welcome to attend.

Christmas Eve Papal Mass
Attached please find an advert for the Papal Mass which will be broadcast by SABC 2 on the 24th December in the evening. Please advertise the Mass as much as you can. The success of this broadcast’s following will influence the SABC to also broadcast the Good Friday service.

Archdiocesan News 4 of 2022
HOT OFF THE DIGITAL “PRESS”: IN THIS EDITION: Parish Alive – Training of PPCs; Parish Culture Survey; The Future of the Catholic Bookshop; Youth News and Events; Edge and Life Teen; Marriage and Family Life; Moral Formation of Young People inthe Age of Relativism; 100 not out!; How a Catholic Community steadily grew, for most […]

Advent Reflections, week 4
Please see our Advent reflections for Week 4

Advent Reflections, Week 3
Below please see our Advent reflections for week 3.

Advent Reflections, Week 2
Below please find week 2 of our Advent reflections.

A resource for 16 days of Activism: How can we help to end violence in Catholic Families
Attached please find this resource from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference on helping to end violence against women and children.

Advent Reflections
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ In spite of the Christmas rush and the hectic nature of the coming days, spiritually Advent is a time of stillness and calm as we prepare both, to commemorate the birth of our Saviour and to wait in expectation for his second coming. In a way, Advent encapsulates what […]

Archbishop’s talk at PPC Training Day
Training for Parish Pastoral Council’s (PPCs) took place at Bergvlliet Primary School Hall on Saturday 19 November 2022. Below is Archbishop Stephen Brislin’s talk at the training day. “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground” , are words attributed to the United States President Theodore Roosevelt. In a sense this saying […]

Parish Alive: PPC Video from Archbishop Brislin
Below please find a video from Archbishop Stephen Brislin regarding the ministry of Parish Pastoral Councils and the Parish Alive training this coming Saturday, 19 November 2022.
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
+Stephen Brislin
ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN