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
Bishops’ Statement on President Zuma and the Present National Crisis
Please see attached statement on President Zuma, from the president of the Southern African Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stephen Brislin. Also attached is the statement from the SACBC Justice and Peace Department, quoted in the bishops’ statement. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/national-crisis.pdf”] [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/justiceandpeace.pdf”]
New Confirmation Programme Roll-out
The New Confirmation Programme Roll-out (the first of six) was presented by the Archdiocesan Catechetics Team at St Lawrence Church, Delft on Saturday 1 April 2017. For further information about future roll-outs please call Mark Renaud on 021 462 2417 or mark.renaud@pastoraldevelopment.co.za. Below are some pictures of the programme.
SACBC Statement on Gordhan & Jonas Call Back
Attached please see the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Statement on the Gordhan and Jonas Call Back. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Gordhans-Call-Back.pdf”]
Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment
Attached is the Preparatory Document from the Vatican on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment for the Synod of Bishops’ XV Ordinary General Assembly [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SYNOD-OF-BISHOPS-2018-PREPARATORY-DOCUMENT.pdf”]
March against Human Trafficking
A march protesting Human Trafficking took place yesterday 21 March (Human Rights Day) from Keizersgracht Road to the gates of Parliament in Cape Town, where a memorandum was handed over to a representative of Parliament by Mrs Bernadette Kibe, Secretary of the St Anne’s Sodality. Archbishop Stephen Brislin (as well as several priests) also participated in […]
A Lenten Talk by Archbishop Stephen Brislin
Witnessing to Christ in South Africa Today – a Lenten talk given by Archbishop Stephen Brislin at St Michael’s, Rondebosch [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Rondebosch-talk.pdf”]
Pastoral Letter on the Use of Water
Attached please see Archbishop Brislin’s Pastoral Letter on the Use of Water. Available in English, Xhosa and Afrikaans. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pastoral-letter-on-water-2.pdf”]
Archdiocesan Directory 2017
The 2017 Archdiocesan Directory is now available from Cape Town’s Catholic Bookshop, selling at a price of R110. 148 A5 pages, fully indexed, brimming with up to date contact details of everything Catholic in the Archdiocese of Cape Town: Chancery Administration, Chaplaincies, all Catholic Organisations & Programmes, Priests’ & Deacons’ Contact Details, Religious Orders, a quick guide […]
Rite of Election 2017
The Rite of Election (for all those continuing their journey towards initiation into the Church at Easter) took place on Thursday 2nd March (at St Mary’s Cathedral, Cape Town) and Friday 3rd March (at Our Lady Help of Christians, Lansdowne). Below are some photos of the event at Lansdowne.
Lenten Regulations for 2017
Attached please see Lenten Regulations for 2017, as given by Archbishop Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Regulations-2017.pdf”]
AD News 1 of 2017
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Archdiocesan News 1 of 2017. In this edition: Bicentennial celebration of the Church in southern Africa; Irene Brislin RIP; Training for Child Safeguarding; Liturgical Commission formed; The Robot Bandits; Annual Football Tournament; A Birthday Gift for Jesus; Foundation for Ministries training; More Buckets, More Love… [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ad-news-1-of-2017.pdf”]
Getting Past the ‘End of the World’
We live in difficult times: shaky economy, corrupt politics, social disorder, the widening gap between rich and poor, rampant violence in many forms, the list can go on. There is a temptation to think in ‘end of the world’ terms. One sees a strong strand of fundamentalism re-emerging in religion and populism in politics, both […]