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
SACBC Lenten Reflections
Attached please find this booklet from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference titled Choose Life Lenten Reflections 2020, which are Lenten reflections and prayers on non-violence. They have been prepared to reflect South African situations and the experience of many in the country. They are available from the Chancery @ R10 each. Contact 021 462 […]
Holy Childhood Bulletin
Attached please find this interesting newsletter from the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood in Rome
Archdiocesan News 1 of 2020
HOT OFF THE PRESS: A new Pastoral Plan for Southern Africa; Catholic Bishops meet with President Ramaphosa; Archbishop establishes CARITAS CAPE TOWN; Meet our Seminarians; Climate Change awareness raising; CWD Update & Buckets of Love 2019; Men Making a Difference; Peace in our Schools.
SONA was an ‘opportunity lost’ to reassure public – CPLO
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) has released its reading of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 13 February. The CPLO describes the address as a “sombre note” about South Africa’s “dire” public finances. It highlights Ramaphosa’s recognition that consensus by means of social compacts “is a means of achieving progress, but […]
Ministries Day homily by Archbishop Brislin
Homily by Archbishop Stephen Brislin at the Centre for Pastoral Development Ministries Day at Our Lady Help of Christians, Lansdowne on 18 January 2020 Archbishop thanks each person in ministry in the Archdiocese – Service to the Church. Many gifts have been given to us. St Paul 1 Cor 12“There are different kinds of gifts,but […]
WARNING: Con Artist
It has been reported on a number of occasions (since November 2019) that a man is going around to parishes and church institutions with the purposes of soliciting money from them. He is young, of portly build, and goes by different names. He appears to be quite familiar with, or knows a lot about the […]
CWD Buckets of Love
Volunteers were hard at work to make sure that those less fortunate had something to celebrate over the Christmas Season. Here are some pictures of the CWD campaign in motion.
Dominique Yon appointed to the Vatican International Youth Advisory Body
On Sunday 24th November 2019, the Feast of Christ the King, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life established an International Youth Advisory Body. 20 young people from around the globe were chosen to be part of the body. Ms Dominique Yon, the assistant to the Youth Chaplain in the Archdiocese of Cape Town, is one […]
Media Statement regarding St Timothy’s, Tafelsig
Please see below a media statement by Archbishop Stephen Brislin regarding recent events in the parish of St Timothy’s, Tafelsig. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Media-Statement-31-Oct-2019.pdf”]
Archdiocesan News 4 of 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust; Youth Chaplaincy news; a CWD good news story; Dedication the key to success; Cardinal Napier launches book in Cape Town; CWD Buckets of Love appeal; the Sense of a Goose; Catechetics Festival; Alpha impacts lives and changes hearts; Third Catholic Schools’ Congress. NEW: From the Book – a […]
A Brief History of the Capuchins in Southern Africa
On 20 October 2019 the Capuchins celebrated 90 years of presence and ministry in South Africa. Below is a brief history, written by Fr Sean Cahill OFMCap. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BRIEF-HISTORY-OF-THE-CAPUCHIN-PRESENCE-IN-SOUTH-AFRICA.pdf”]
Vacancy at Archdiocese of Cape Town
The position of Accountant has become available at the Archdiocese of Cape Town. Please see advert below for further details and requirements. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/accountant-position-1.pdf”]