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

Heartfelt Thanks…
Attached below please find a letter of thanks from Bishop Sylvester David OMI, Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town.

Prayer and Reflection by Archbishop Stephen Brislin
Archbishop Stephen Brislin offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Wednesday 24 June 2020, during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for the deaf. […]

Youth Quiz Night
Calling all Youth! Don’t forget about our Quiz Night tonight, we’d love to see you there! Please register by emailing us at youthchaplaincy@gmail.com to receive the info to join. See all the details below.

Prayer and Reflection by Bishop Sylvester David OMI
Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Friday 19th June 2020, during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for […]

Procedures for the admitting of parishioners back into Church
The following video outlines procedures that the Archdiocese of Cape Town would like to take for the admitting of parishioners back into their churches for Mass. This step by step approach details what it entails. It was filmed at Corpus Christi Church, Wynberg and is also available for viewing on the Archdiocese of Cape Town […]

Prayer and Reflection by Archbishop Stephen Brislin
Archbishop Stephen Brislin offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Wednesday 17 June 2020, during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for the deaf.

Youth Day Mass
Our Youth Day Mass has always been one of the highlights of the year and despite the current pandemic, 2020 will be no different! This year we are having an Interdiocesan celebration with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Stephen Brislin and encouraging messages from Bishop Risi, Bishop Jan, Bishop Stanley and our SACBC Youth Chaplain, Fr Mthembeni. […]

Prayer and Reflection by Bishop Sylvester David OMI
Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Friday 12th June 2020, during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for […]

Vocations – with Fr Shaun Addinall
Join us this evening at 8pm via Facebook Live with Fr Shaun Addinall as he talks about Vocations, and answers any questions you may have! Follow @CATHOLICYOUTHCT. We hope to see you there.

Prayer and Reflection by Archbishop Stephen Brislin
Archbishop Stephen Brislin offers his prayer and reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of Cape Town for today, Wednesday 10 June 2020, during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also available on the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please also see below the text of his reflection, primarily for the deaf. […]

Archdiocesan News 2 of 2020
Welcome to our first interactive edition of the Archdiocesan News! Because our churches are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, this edition will not be printed. Rather, it will be sent out digitally via email and social media. This edition is interactive insofar as all hyperlinks (i.e. digital access to other web-based resources and addresses) […]

Announcement about the re-opening of Churches
Please see this important announcement from Archbishop Stephen Brislin regarding the re-opening of Churches in the Archdiocese of Cape Town. It can also be viewed on our YouTube channel and Facebook page.