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
CPLO Briefing Papers, Digests and Responses
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) is an office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), housed at the Chancery, Cape Town. It is the official vehicle for contact and dialogue between the Catholic Church in South Africa on the one hand, and the country’s Parliament and government on the other. It provides an avenue […]
Archbishop’s Address to the Oblate School of Theology
Archbishop Stephen Brislin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Pastoral Leadership by the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas, USA on 5 May 2023. He also presented the Commencement Address at the ceremony. Please see address attached below.
SACBC AD LIMINA VISIT JUNE 2023
The Catholic Bishops of Botswana, eSwatini and South Africa (SACBC) were in Rome for their Ad Limina Visit from Monday, June 12 to June 17. The Bishops, together with Cardinal Wilfrid Napier OFM and the SACBC Secretariate, met with officials from the various departments and offices in the Roman Curia. They also celebrated Masses at […]
Fazenda da Esperança opens in Elsie’s River
FROM AD NEWS 2 OF 2023: A wonderful day of celebration was had on 13th May as Archbishop Stephen Brislin officially opened the Fazenda da Esperança Rehabilitation Centre in Elsie’s River. It was the perfect day for the opening of a centre for women (and their children), coinciding with the feast of Our Lady of […]
PARISH CULTURE SURVEY – THE WAY FORWARD
This article is a follow up to the Parish Culture Survey to help parishes purposefully create a positive culture inspired by the Holy Spirit. Church culture matters. It can make or break your church, vision, mission, and strategy plans. Culture is formed by values derived from our apostolic mission and purpose of evangelisation. Culture can be defined as “the way we do things around here”.
Winter Living Theology 2023
The Best Seller of All Time: The Bible. Where does it come from and why do we need it? presented by Fr David Neuhaus SJ at St Francis Xavier Seminary, Athlone from 13-15 July. More information can be found at: https://www.jesuitinstitute.org.za/winter-living-theology/. Bookings can be made at: https://forms.gle/d6MKy8ee2jY86x1J7. Fr David will also do an evening talk […]
Archdiocesan News 2 of 2023
HOT OFF THE DIGITAL PRESS: In this edition: Celebrating the Joy of Life and Ministry; Book Launch – Reluctant Prophet – Tributes to Albert Nolan OP; Youth Events and Ministry; Salesian Youth Retreats; Pilgrimage from Kommetjie to Schoenstatt; Fazenda da Esperanca opens in Elsie’s River; Catechetics – Snapshots from our workshops and events; Justice & […]
Evangelisation through a Lens Photo Competition
Good afternoon Brothers and Sisters, We are excited to announce our second annual Evangelisation Through A Lens Photo Competition, where we invite photographers from South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini to submit high-resolution photographs that are suitable for inclusion in the Pontifical Mission Societies 2024 Liturgical Calendar. The theme of the competition is “Evangelisation – A […]
PARISH ALIVE Leadership Webinar / Getting the most out of your Parish Culture Survey
Join us on THURSDAY, MAY 25 at 7:00 pm on ZOOM.
All Priests, PPC Chairs and one other member from PPC are invited to join this PARISH ALIVE Leadership Webinar to unpack the recent Parish Culture Survey done in all parishes. The agenda covers learning more about how to make the most out of the survey results in each of the parishes.
Please click to register.
Caritas Parish Programme Support
FROM AD NEWS 1 OF 2023: Caritas Cape Town (CCT) provides advisory, capacity-building and, where necessary, financial support to effectively aid parishes of the Archdiocese of Cape Town to initiate welfare and development programs or projects in their local communities. In August 2022, CCT and the parishes of St Ignatius, Claremont and St Bernard’s, Newlands […]
Renewing our Parishes
FROM THEOLOGY TODAY IN AD NEWS 1 OF 2023: The new PPC Statutes promulgated a year ago by Archbishop Brislin were intended to facilitate an implementation of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Pastoral Plan (2019) at grassroots level. The defining aspect of these statutes is the promotion of a team of leaders in different pastoral […]
Becoming Christ’s companions, learners and ambassadors
FOCUS ON VOCATIONS, IN AD NEWS 1 OF 2023: As seminarians we feel called by Christ to be his companions, learners and ambassadors. For a seminarian this is formed in us by the four pillars of our priestly formation: spiritual, intellectual, human and pastoral. Every semester begins with a seven-day guided retreat. It is a […]