Welcome to the Archdiocese of Cape Town

Cape Town is 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.

 

News & Events

Vacancies at Holy Cross High School

The posts of Senior School Principal and Senior School Teacher have become available at Holy Cross High School in Maitland. Please see the adverts and their requirements below.

Archdiocesan News 1 of 2023

IN THIS EDITION: Parish Alive – The Way forward for Parishes; Six Pre-requisites for Effective Ministry; Buckets of Love 2022; Caritas Parish Program Support; The Rite of Election; Surprise Appearance at the Salesian Institute; Liturgical Ministries Training; Special Religious Development; Maitland Centenary; Lent at Sea; Focus on Vocations; Reducing our Carbon ‘Footprints’ at St Kizito; […]

Lenten (and other) Regulations

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 22 February 2023 and concludes on Holy Thursday, 8 April 2023. Attached are the regulations for Lent. Other regulations include Holy Days of Obligation, Catechetical Instruction, Ongoing Formation and Marriage.

Music Ministry Co-ordinator training

Dear Parishes, the Centre for Pastoral Development will present Music Ministry Co-ordinator training on Saturday 25 February 2023 at Immaculate Conception, Parow. Please share the information with your parishioners via your newsletters and distribution lists ensuring that it reaches the relevant people/ co-ordinators. We truly appreciate your support. Registration is via the following link: https://forms.gle/7PEGipQQPwA1TztE6

Ministers of Hospitality Co-ordinator Training

Dear Parishes, the Centre for Pastoral Development will present Ministers of Hospitality (Usher) Co-ordinator training on Saturday 18 February 2023 at St John’s, Maitland. Please share the information with your parishioners via your newsletters and distribution lists ensuring that it reaches the relevant people/ co-ordinators. We truly appreciate your support. Registration is via the following […]

Altar Server Co-ordinator Training

Dear Parishes The Centre for Pastoral Development will present Altar Server Co-ordinator training on Saturday 18 February 2023 at St John’s, Maitland. Please share the information with your parishioners via your newsletters and distribution lists ensuring that it reaches the relevant people/ co-ordinators. We truly appreciate your support. Registration is via the following link: https://forms.gle/LBrMah65XNsC7Y4k6

Caring for God’s Creation

FROM AD NEWS 4 OF 2022: Is Climate Change real, or are the current weather patterns natural? Do you believe it will all be fine, and that there is too much hype around Climate Change? Do you feel that the way we live – our habits, and lifestyle – do not need to change?   […]

Marriage and Family Life

A SYNOD RESPONSE, FROM AD NEWS 4 OF 2022: The synod report promulgated by the Archbishop a short while ago gives the Church valuable insight into the most pressing needs of today. The synod’s role was not to find out which teachings need to be modernised and changed through majority vote, but to discover areas […]

Life Teen and Edge

What is Life Teen and Edge? What Catechetical Resources does Life Teen and Edge offer? What are the costs involved? Read the poster below to find out. Published in AD News 4 of 2022.