Diocese of Keetmanshoop

DIOCESE OF KEETMANSHOOP (Dioecesis Keetmanshoopensis)

Country: Namibia
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1909 as Apostolic Prefecture of Groß Namaland
Elevated to Apostolic Vicariate of Great Namaqualand in 1930
Renamed to Apostolic Vicariate of Keetmanshoop in 1949
Elevated to Diocese in 1994

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Anthony Chiminello (1994-2002)
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Philipp Pöllitzer (2002-2017)
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Willem Christiaans (2018-present)

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