diocese of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
Founded as the Prefecture Apostolic of Orange River, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa on 20 June 1885.
Elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River on 2 May 1898 and entrusted to the Oblates of Saint Francis of Sales of Troyes.
Name changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Keimoes on 9 July 1940.
Elevated to the diocese of Keimoes on 11 January 1951.
Name changed to the diocese of Keimoes-Upington on 8 February 1985.
Suffragen of the archdiocese of Bloemfontein.
See also,
New Catholic Dictionary
