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

Catechetical Commissioning Sunday

Commissioning Sunday for Catechists is scheduled to take place in the parishes of the Archdiocese on Sunday 8 February 2015. At this celebration Catechists are commissioned to exercise their ministry in the coming year. Below are some ideas for a half day retreat, for Catechists, in preparation for their commissioning. There are also some ideas […]

Catechetics Calendar 2015

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Waiting…

by Annemarie Paulin-Campbell Advent is a time of waiting… Waiting to celebrate the birth of Jesus Waiting for the Second Coming of Christ Waiting for the end of the year and the chance to be with family and loved ones. We are less and less skilled at waiting because, with so many things happening, we simply […]

Archdiocesan News 4 of 2014

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Deacons’ Recommitment Mass

The Deacons of the Archdiocese of Cape Town re-commited themselves to their ministry before Archbishop Stephen Brislin at a Mass celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 23rd November 2014.  

CPD Mass of Thanksgiving

The Centre for Pastoral Development Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated on Thursday 20th November 2014 at Our Lady Help of Christians, Lansdowne by Mgr Andrew Borello and assisted by Vicar General Fr Peter-John Pearson. Certificates were awarded to those who had attended and completed courses held by the Centre throughout the year.  

Report Back from APC meeting Nov 2014

Archbishop Stephen Brislin gave us a wonderful overview of the recent Extraordinary Synod of Bishops held in Rome.  His power point presentation and a short video of the event can be downloaded at the link below. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jcssojgrdmyiwew/AAC2yhLrTrNiMydGoIz8akSea?dl=0 Fr Hugh O Connor gave us an in-depth workshop on the Child Safeguarding Policy and discussion followed on the most effective way […]

Holy Childhood Mass

Archbishop Stephen Brislin celebrated the Holy Childhood Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Lansdowne on Saturday 25 October 2014.

Crime and Family Life

by Frances Correia The murder of Senzo Meyiwa is front page news, and dominating social media. His shocking death has stunned us as a nation. Here is a young man who was a symbol of hope and an inspiration for many other young South Africans. His tragic death reminds us all of the reality we […]