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.

 

News & Events

Winter Living Theology with Fr Nicholas King SJ

Winter Living Theology began at Schoenstatt Retreat and Training Centre on 14th and finishes on 16th July 2015. Renowned biblical scholar Fr Nicholas King SJ addressed the topic of The Scandal of Christian Disunity – A Biblical Approach. Here are some pictures from the first day.

LAUDATO SI: A FIRST READING

Read the full text of the Encyclical below the article. Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, has just been published. Although there is much in it to digest, and too little time since publication to do it justice, I will try to outline its key themes. It will be controversial because it challenges […]

Archbishop interviewed on Good Hope FM

On 17 June 2015, Archbishop Stephen Brislin was interviewed by Nigel Pierce on Good Hope FM concerning the State of the Nation and the Church’s impact on society. We were fortunate to capture the bulk of the interview in the following two audio clips. For those who missed it, here it is:

Catechetical Metropolitan Meeting

The annual Catechetical Metropolitan Meeting was held at Holy Cross Convent in Parow from 1 – 4 June 2015. It was facilitated by The National Catechetical Co-0rdinator, Sr Patricia Finn FMA, and was attended by the Diocesan Catechetical co-ordinators and their teams. Represented were participants from: Archdiocese of Cape Town Diocese of Aliwal North Diocese […]

Contemplative Outreach

Contemplative Outreach (SA) is affiliated to Contemplative Outreach (USA) and teaches Centering Prayer, a prayer which involves silently resting and waiting upon God in the stillness of our being. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/CO-Newsletter-2015-2.pdf”]

Early Closure of Chancery

Attached please see letter regarding early closure of the Chancery offices as from 1 June 2015. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/early-closure-of-chancery.pdf”]

Marriage Encounter Weekend

The next Marriage Encounter weekend will be held at Maryland from 19-21 June 2015. There is still space for that special couple wanting to enrich their marriage, and experience an amazing weekend.  

Hot off the Press!

Our second edition for 2015 features: Pilgrimage of the Peacemakers; Praying with the Pope; Vocations Festival; Mass of the Oils; Winter Living Theology; The Thief – a short story; New Youth Chaplaincy team; Workshop for Divorced Catholics; Ecclesia Faith Formation Festival; Feature on Consecrated Life; Update on the building of the Year of Faith churches, […]

Ascension Thursday

Attached is a letter from Archbishop Brislin regarding the celebration of the Solemnity of the Ascension. [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/AscensionThursday.pdf”]